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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was making his first speech as Chief of the Opposition.
New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering – hit by a blistering broadside Monday afternoon from Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in his first speech as Chief of the Opposition – deployed union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Kiren Rijiju, and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi to make a point-by-point rebuttal.
The trio accused Mr Gandhi of belittling his put up and of creating an “extraordinarily irresponsible speech” that inflicted a “grave insult” on Hindus by linking them to violence and spreading falsehoods.
Ashwini Vaishnaw started a tag team-style counterattack this night, claiming the nation had been left “distraught” by Rahul Gandhi’s assertion, and declared that Mr Gandhi had used the phrase ‘violent’ for Hindus. “It’s extremely condemnable… the whole nation is distraught,” the Railways Minister stated.
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“Calling Hindus ‘violent’ does not go well with him… LoP is a good place held (up to now) by Atal Bihar Vajpayee ji and Sushma Swaraj ji” the minister stated, and referring to Mr Gandhi’s declare concerning the Agniveer army recruitment scheme – firmly rebutted in Parliament by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh – added, “Rahul Gandhi is holding a constitutional put up… and is spreading lies.”
“Most regarding concern is Rahul Gandhi labelling Hindus ‘violent’. That is an previous behavior of the Congress. In 2010, (ex-House Minister P Chidambaram known as Hindus ‘terrorists’. In 2013 Sushilkumar Shinde stated the identical. In 2021, Rahul Gandhi stated ‘Hindutvavadis’ must be expelled,” Mr Vaishnaw stated.
“Rahul Gandhi (additionally) insulted the Constitutional place of Speaker. This isn’t the primary time… keep in mind when he tore up his personal authorities’s ordinance,” he added.
Rahul Gandhi’s “Hindus” Parliament Speech
The reference was to Mr Gandhi saying “… Hindus can by no means unfold hatred… however BJP spreads worry 24×7”. That prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a uncommon intervention to an opposition chief’s speech. “Calling whole Hindu society violent is a severe concern…” Mr Vaishnaw stated.
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To this Mr Gandhi shot again, “Modi ji, BJP, and RSS isn’t the whole Hindu group.”
The BJP’s night pushback was picked up and continued by Kiren Rijiju, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, who stated Rahul Gandhi “didn’t even thank the President” in a speech meant to reply to Droupadi Murmu’s tackle to Parliament – to begin the 18th Lok Sabha’s first session – final week.
Mr Rijiju additionally demanded Rahul Gandhi substantiate his costs – together with claims about lack of compensation for residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya affected by the development of the Ram Temple.
He additionally declared the opposition chief had did not “counsel any answer” to the federal government. “Rahul Gandhi didn’t counsel any answer in his whole speech… which is the job of a constructive opposition.”
“I condemn Rahul Gandhi ji for terming Hindus as (a) violent, hateful and untruthful group. He cannot insult Hindus with out cause,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister continued.
Sudhanshu Trivedi then took up the baton and accused the Congress of insulting Hindus.
The three weren’t the one BJP leaders to hit out at Rahul Gandhi.
“Rahul Insulted Crores Of Hindus”: BJP Leaders
BJP chief JP Nadda, concerned in his personal operating battle within the Rajya Sabha (together with his Congress counterpart Mallikarjun Kharge) took intention at Mr Gandhi with a collection of posts on X, during which he accused the Congress chief of getting “blatantly lied”.
“First day, worst present! Lies + Hindu hatred = Rahul Gandhi ji in Parliament. Third-time fail LoP has a knack for agitated, flawed logic. His speech right now has proven that neither has he understood the mandate of 2024 (his third successive loss) nor does he have any humility,” he stated.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman known as Mr Gandhi a hypocrite and stated his “mohabbat ki dukaan” declare – he attacked the BJP for spreading communal violence – had now been uncovered. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy additionally claimed Mr Gandhi’s remarks an “insult”.
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