"Three months before elections our bank accounts were all sealed... We were discussing that now what to do...I said 'Dekhi Jayegi', let's see what we can do .. and we went into the elections..." Gandhi said.
"He (Rahul Gandhi) has never defamed India and will never do so, this is our promise. BJP people need an excuse, and they raise such issues all the time," Kharge said.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday over the recent spike of violence and drone- and rocket-propelled grenade attacks in Manipur.
Reacting to the possible alliance between AAP and Congress in the Haryana Assembly elections, Haryana Assembly Speaker and BJP leader Gyan Chand Gupta said that Congress has accepted its defeat and is giving tickets to people involved in suspicious crimes.
"BJP will do everything possible to defame the National Conference, but we will win and change the fate of the people," said the National Conference chief.
The voting to the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. The counting of votes will be held on October 8.
Within hours of them joining the party, wrestler Vinesh Phogat was fielded in the Julana constituency for the upcoming Haryana polls. Whereas, Bajrang Punia was appointed working president of the All India Kisan Congress.
In response to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia's decision to join Congress, Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli said on Saturday that players are the pride of our country and that the party does not do politics on them.