Imphal, February 10: Reacting to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi�s election speech at Mapal Kangjeibung yesterday, the BJP today said Congress chief was just reciting Congress rhymes here.

Taking a dig at Sonia, BJP said a patriotic politician knows the problem of his or her country like the back of his or her palm.

He or she needs not read from pre-written scripts.

Recalling history, BJP said that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visited Manipur with his daughter and thrilled the simple crowd at Mapal Kangjeibung by saying, �Manipur is jewel of India�.

But hidden from public eyes he polished the uncut jewel by giving away Kabaw valley to Burma.

Indira Gandhi visited Manipur as Prime Minister while Manipur was a Union Territory.

While she was addressing at the same venue, a huge crowd broke out in which buses were burnt and Government buildings torched demanding Statehood.

Indira in frustration yelled over the loudspeaker �these buses do not belong to me, nor to Chinese minister but to you�, the party said and asked whether it was an expression of love for the State by a Congress Prime Minister.

The statement said that this time another member of the same dynasty came without any facts of what her own party is doing here.

Taking a dig at former chief minister Rishang Keishing, the statement said this time Sonia spoke one truth in saying �bad politics has stoked ethnic violence�.

She agrees with former Governor VK Nayar�s report to the President of India which squarely blamed Rishang for the ethnic clashes in Manipur.