BJP takes dig at Cong over Rae Bareli sops

The union cabinet today approved approved setting up of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and the Indira Gandhi National University for Women at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

The union cabinet on Thursday approved approved setting up of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and the Indira Gandhi National University for Women at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

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BJP took a dig at the Congress for its decision to approve the varsities in Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, stating that the party does not look beyond a family.

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javedkar said the Congress does not look beyond the Gandhi family in naming and sanctioning projects and does not remember its own leaders, including former prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and PV Narasimha Rao.