Bhubaneswar, Jan 14: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday termed the Congress as a 'tukde tukde' gang and said it is staging 'Bharat Joda' drama to mislead people.

In response to a media query, Pradhan said, "A Tukde Tukde gang is doing a natak (drama) of uniting the country."

"The Country has been Ramamaya (Though of Ram everywhere). Ram ideologies have been very active across the country," said Pradhan. 

Stating that a new awakening has emerged in the entire country, Pradhan said some people have been jealous of it and are, thus, doing negative politics. 

"People of the country have already responded to this negativity in the last two elections. They will also give befitting reply and make Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for consecutive third term," he asserted. 

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