Mangaluru, Feb. 3 -- Former MP and former Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday launched a sharp political attack on the Congress, alleging that the party had "killed Mahatma Gandhi's ideology more than Nathuram Godse ever did."Speaking at a press conference at the BJP office here, Kateel addressed issues ranging from the union Budget and Centre-State fund allocations to the renaming of the Vibrant Village Programme and the role of Governors in clearing state legislation.

Defending the renaming of the Vibrant Village scheme to Vibrant Village-Ram, Kateel rejected opposition claims that the move was politically motivated. He said the change aligned with Mahatma Gandhi's beliefs, citing Gandhi's invocation of Ram throughout h...