Modi Vs Rahul Gandhi: ‘Hindu’ Remark Triggers War Of Words In Parliament
Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated exchange between the leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi and BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Chaos erupted following Rahul Gandhi’s comment on the Hindu community.
The leader of the opposition declared that both Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS, contrary to its claim does not represent all Hindus.
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The uproar in the Parliament began when Rahul unleashed the attack on the saffron party stating that, “Hinduism is not about spreading fear, hatred and falsehoods”.
Rahul Gandhi armed with a copy of the Constitution and photos of religious icons including photos of Lord Shiva, Prophet Muhammed, and Guru Nanak Singh unleashed an attack on BJP and RSS claiming that neither represents all Hindus.
PM Modi stood up and objected to Gandhi’s remark. “Calling the entire Hindu community violent is a very serious matter,” he said.
Gandhi’s remark started a war of words between the Congress-led INDIA bloc and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
PM Modi in his second intervention said that the Constitution had taught him to respect the post of the Leader of the Opposition, which is held by Mr Gandhi.
Union Minister Amit Shah later slammed Rahul Gandhi’s remark and demanded an apology. “In this country, millions of people call themselves Hindu. Do they commit violence?” said Shah. “Associating the sentiment of violence with any religion is wrong, and he should apologise for this.”
Once the ruckus subsided, Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP government’s Agnipath scheme and said that the Centre is using the soldiers as “use and throw” labour.
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He then added that once the INDIA bloc forms the government, they would scrap out the scheme. He also claimed that the BJP government’s politics pushed Manipur into a civil war.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interjected Gandhi asking him not to mislead the House.
