New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on October 25 made an oblique attack on Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia whose certain remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sparked off a major controversy recently.

Without naming the VHP leader, Vajpayee said there was no place for violence or abusive language in politics.

"One should not cross the limits of decency and decorum and only civilised language should be used," he said addressing a rally to mark three years of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

Referring to the communal violence in Gujarat, he said what happened there cannot be forgotten. "We should ensure that it is not repeated," he said.

Vajpayee was also critical of the incident in Jhajjar in Haryana in which five dalits were lynched recently.

PTI