Assam BJP MLA Diganta Kalita hits back at Sonia Gandhi, questions her understanding of India's history

BJP MLA Diganta Kalita on Saturday, November 7 hit back at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her remarks against the BJP, accusing her of lacking an understanding of India's history and questioning the Congress leadership's role in the country's political trajectory.

Reacting to Sonia Gandhi's comments, Kalita said she needed to revisit the history of India's independence movement as well as the events that followed it.

"Sonia Gandhi needs to understand how India attained its independence. She does not seem to grasp India's history. I suggest you properly study Indian history, both the period leading up to independence and the era that followed," Kalita said.

The BJP MLA also questioned why Gandhi had not assumed the office of Prime Minister, despite her prominent position in the Congress party.

"You have levelled accusations against the BJP, but why didn't you become the Prime Minister yourself?" he said.

Escalating his attack, Kalita alleged that the agenda to dismantle the republic, which Gandhi had attributed to the BJP, had its roots within the Gandhi family.

"Search your own heart and memory to revisit these events. Perhaps then you will realise that the agenda to dismantle the republic, which you now attribute to the BJP, is actually something that has its roots within the Gandhi family itself," he added.

Kalita's remarks came in response to Sonia Gandhi's criticism of the BJP.