Mahatma Gandhi was a "chatur baniya", says Amit Shah

Raipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday termed Mahatma Gandhi as a 'Chatur Baniya'.

Shah, while speaking on the second day of his three-day trip to Chhatisgarh, said, " “Bahut chatur baniya tha woh (Mahatma Gandhi), usko maloom tha aage kya hone waala hai.”

He said this while explaining that the Congress party was formed for a special purpose to gain Independence and it has no ideology of its own.

Shah was quoted as saying, "The Congress is not a party based on one ideology or one principle, it is a special purpose vehicle to gain independence…this is why Mahatma Gandhi with foresight, he was a very clever baniya, he knew what was going to happen, he said immediately after independence that the Congress should be dissolved.”

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Shah's visit to the state is considered to strengthen the party before elections scheduled for late 2018.