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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi today said in the Lok Sabha that those who call themselves Hindus are engaged in “violence and hate” round the clock.
Reacting to her brother’s remark in the Lok Sabha that triggered a row, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Rahul Gandhi cannot insult Hindus. She said the Leader of the Opposition was talking about the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, not Hindus in general.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Imran Pratapgarhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. (ANI)
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Imran Pratapgarhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi. (ANI)
“He cannot insult Hindus. He said it very clearly. He talked about the BJP, he talked about BJP leaders,” Priyanka Gandhi said while leaving the Parliament building along with her mother Sonia Gandhi.
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi today said in the Lok Sabha that those who call themselves Hindus are engaged in “violence and hate” round the clock, prompting a massive protest from the National Democratic Alliance MPs.
“All religions and all our great men talk about non-violence and fearlessness, but those who call themselves Hindus only talk about violence, hatred and falsehood… Aap Hindu ho hi nahi (You are not Hindus),” he said.
After a noisy protest by the ruling party, Gandhi said he was speaking about the BJP.
The Congress leader also held up a picture of Lord Shiva and said his message was about fearlessness and non-violence.
After his remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood up and objected to his remark.
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“Calling the entire Hindu community violent is a very serious matter,” PM Modi said.
Home Minister Amit Shah sought the Congress leader’s apology.
Union minister Kiren Rijiju slammed Gandhi over the remark.
“I condemn Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji for terming Hindus as violent, hateful and untruthful community. He can’t insult Hindus without any reasons,” he wrote on X.
BJP leader G Kishan Reddy said Rahul Gandhi’s speech was against Hindus.
“Rahul Gandhi and Congress are in depression. He has lied completely. We should sympathize with Rahul Gandhi because, for the last 20 years, he wanted to become the Prime Minister, but the public did not give him a chance to become the Prime Minister. That is why the speech he gave in Parliament today was against Hindus. He said that Hindus are violent. The people of the country should understand this. As long as there are Hindus in the country, there will be no violence in the country,” he said.
BJP MP Tejashvi Surya called Rahul Gandhi’s speech “shameful”.
“The extent of animosity that Rahul Gandhi has for Hindus is unbelievable. In his maiden speech as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, he insulted all Hindus by calling them practitioners of violence. Shameful,” he wrote on X.
