The BJP on Saturday responded sharply to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s comment calling it a “get together of terrorists”. It has accused the Congress of supporting terrorism whereas now making baseless allegations in opposition to the BJP.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised Congress pointing it for endorsing practices like triple talaq, halala, and hijab, stating that these feedback replicate the “city Naxal mindset” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has usually talked about.
“The assertion by the Congress President exhibits how maligned their minds are… If he says that he’s progressive and PM Modi is asking him an city Naxal, then I wish to ask him if 4 wives, triple Talaq, Mehram, Halala, and Hijab are progressive or not, ” Trivedi stated, information company ANI reported.
#WATCH | Delhi: On Congress Nationwide President Mallikarjun Kharge’s assertion, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, “…The assertion by the Congress President exhibits how maligned their minds are… If he says that he’s progressive and PM Modi is asking him an city Naxal, then I would like… pic.twitter.com/KzHVPU2hYl
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2024
“Supporting all of this and solely making inappropriate statements in opposition to Hinduism exhibits the city naxal mentality of your get together… So far as the SC/ST are thought of, Kharge Ji’s acts have performed an essential position in Haryana bringing them so far… Regardless of how a lot Congress tries to defend itself, they’re fully uncovered in entrance of the folks, ” he added.
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Based on PTI, Kharge had made his feedback after PM Modi’s current declare that the Congress was being run by a “gang of city Naxals.” In response, Union Minister Giriraj Singh stated that Kharge’s phrases mirrored Congress’ personal historical past of supporting terrorists.
Union Minister, Pralhad Joshi, instructed that Kharge’s comment could have been a slip of the tongue. Citing varied incidents the place Congress favoured separatists, Joshi stated in a publish on X, “It was Sonia Gandhi who shed tears for terrorists who died in Batla Home. It was Congress which went gentle on Afzal Guru. It was Congress that repealed POTA in 2004. It was their PM Manmohan Singh who shook arms with separatist militants.” He added that in Prime Minister Modi terrorist actions noticed a outstanding decline.
Mallikarjun Kharge mistakenly known as BJP as Terrorist get together by slip of tongue, nevertheless it was Sonia Gandhi who shed tears for terrorists who died in Batla Home.
It was congress which was gentle on Afzal Guru.
It was congress who repealed POTA in 2004.
It was their PM Manmohan…
— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) October 12, 2024
Extremists, Pakistan, And Fundamentalists Additionally Use Similar Language: Gourav Vallabh
BJP chief Gourav Vallabh stated, “The phrases utilized by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are the identical phrases utilized by Pakistan and fundamentalists. Extremists use the identical phrases for the nationalist political events of India. At present, the language of Mallikarjun Kharge and the language of Pakistan are the identical. At present, the language of Mallikarjun Kharge and the language of extremists and fundamentalist teams are the identical. So who’s nearer to whom, the nation is watching as we speak, I might not prefer to say something greater than this.”
“Extremists, Pakistan, and fundamentalists additionally use the identical language for the nationalist political events of India, for nationalist political teams, for the Bharatiya Janata Celebration, which I really feel is in opposition to our nation as we speak. The nation is seeing who’s talking the language of Pakistan and who’s working to take the nation ahead with nationalism,” ANI quoted him as saying.
#WATCH | Gurugram: On Congress Nationwide President Mallikarjun Kharge’s assertion, BJP chief Gourav Vallabh says, “The phrases utilized by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge are the identical phrases utilized by Pakistan and fundamentalists. Extremists use the identical phrases for the nationalist… pic.twitter.com/Gbx8yA1QJK
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2024
BJP spokesperson C R Kesavan additional lashed out at Kharge, saying his remarks reveal Congress’ divisive mindset, evaluating it to the British colonial technique of divide and rule.
“The nation shouldn’t overlook how the Congress equated terrorism with the Hindu group in 2013. It was no much less then a Union minister within the Congress-led UPA authorities, Sushil Kumar Shinde, who derogatorily and demeaningly talked about Hindu terrorism,” he stated, PTI reported.