NEW DELHI: Political leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) got here down closely on Rahul Gandhi over his latest remarks relating to the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony. Gandhi criticized the BJP for allegedly neglecting farmers whereas inviting enterprise tycoons to the occasion.
Talking at a rally in Haryana‘s Hisar district forward of the state meeting elections, Rahul mentioned, “When the temple in Ayodhya opened you could possibly see Adani, Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, however you could possibly not see one farmer, that’s how Awedesh (Samajwadi Social gathering candidate) defeated them, he received as a result of entire India is seeing.You opened the temple and advised the President that since you’re a tribal you’ll be able to’t come inside, you are not allowed,” Rahul mentioned whereas addressing a rally in Haryana’s Hisar district on Friday.
“After that they invited Amitabh Bachchan, Adani, Ambani, however didn’t enable a labourer, did you see a employee (there) or a farmer? Naach-gana chal raha hai (there was music and dance), that is your actuality,” he added.
His assertion sparked an outcry amongst BJP members.
BJP nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla labeled Gandhi a “first-class liar,” questioning his claims concerning the absence of laborers on the ceremony. “He mentioned that there was no poor particular person or laborer there! Was he blind to the welcome and hospitality given to the employees by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with flower bathe?” Poonawalla acknowledged, emphasizing the involvement of frequent folks within the celebrations.
Senior BJP chief and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally strongly condemned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s latest feedback relating to the Ram Mandir. He expressed his disapproval, saying, “Rahul Gandhi at all times speaks in opposition to the Ram Mandir… It is vitally shameful of him to match the Prana Pratishtha of the temple to ‘naach-gaana’.”
One other BJP chief, Tirath Singh Rawat, remarked that Gandhi’s feedback replicate a misunderstanding of Indian tradition. “Perhaps he has not but been in a position to perceive the Indian tradition. When he would be capable of perceive the Indian tradition, he’ll perceive all of this (these rituals),” Rawat mentioned.
BJP nationwide spokesperson CR Kesavan additionally condemned Gandhi, calling him a “repulsive repeat offender” for disrespecting Hindu beliefs. He accused Gandhi of constantly undermining Hindu sentiments, pointing to his previous remarks as proof of a broader development. “Rahul Gandhi, as we’ve got seen, by no means wastes a possibility to demean, denigrate, debase, and insult Hindu dharma and hundreds of thousands of devotees who comply with our Hindu dharma,” he acknowledged.
In Ayodhya, Mahant Raju Das, a priest from the Hanuman Garhi temple, condemned Gandhi’s assertion as “unlucky” and urged that Gandhi must be admitted to a psychological asylum for his views. “Calling the Ram Temple a dance celebration, there might be nothing extra silly than this,” Das mentioned, referencing the sacrifices made by Ram devotees all through historical past.
BJP chief Nalin Kohli expressed shock at Gandhi’s description of the ceremony as a “dance occasion.” He questioned the Congress celebration’s stance in direction of Lord Ram, stating, “The Congress celebration has at all times attacked something that has to do with the Ayodhya motion.” Kohli underscored that Gandhi’s remarks would probably offend hundreds of thousands of Hindus.
Aparna Yadav, one other BJP chief, requested Gandhi to apologize for what she described as a big mistake. “Calling Lord Ram’s occasion a ‘naach’ is a large mistake by itself. He ought to apologize to the nation,” Yadav mentioned, highlighting that PM Modi had showered flowers on these concerned within the Ram Temple’s building.
