Battle of words between rival Gandhi scions continues

Rival scions of India's most powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty are campaigning across the country to woo voters for the ensuing general elections. Rahul Gandhi of central ruling Congress and his cousin Varun Gandhi of Bharatiya Janata Party made development their poll plank on Thursday. Addressing a pubic rally in Aligarh city of Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi blamed the BJP for the 1999 hijacking of a national carrier flight to Kandahar in Afghanistan.