As Congress leaders and employees staged protest in Delhi over the “terrorist” comment made by BJP’s Ravneet Singh Bittu towards Rahul Gandhi, the Union Minister said the explanation behind making the remark. Justifying his reamrk, Bittu blamed Congress’s silence over Gurpatwant Singh Pannun backing Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Sikhs throughout his US go to. He mentioned that nobody from the social gathering together with Mallikarjun Kharge condemned Pannun’s assertion, regardless of a terrorist endorsing Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, which made it clear that “Congress and Kharge are standing with Pannun”.
“I wish to inform Mallikarjun Kharge and each Congress employee which you can fortunately protest towards me if this makes the Gandhi household blissful…When Rahul Gandhi mentioned one thing towards Sikhs, he was supported by the most important enemy of the nation, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who’s conducting a referendum for Khalistan. That individual gave an announcement in favour of Rahul Gandhi,” Bittu mentioned.
“No matter Rahul Gandhi mentioned about Sikhs, it was endorsed by essentially the most harmful terrorist…I waited for 2 days considering that Congress or the president of Congress would possibly condemn this and distance itself from Pannun’s remarks…If you didn’t say this, then I mentioned that it’s clear that Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leaders are standing with Pannun. It will have been higher you’d have condemned Pannun backing Rahul Gandhi’s assertion, he added.
“When Pannun and Rahul Gandhi are endorsing one another and one another’s statements then what else would an individual be referred to as, what’s the distinction between them,” the BJP chief mentioned.
#WATCH | On Congress protest towards him, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu says “I wish to inform Mallikarjun Khage and each Congress employee which you can fortunately protest towards me if this makes the Gandhi household blissful…When Rahul Gandhi mentioned one thing towards Sikhs, he was… pic.twitter.com/QcnUMv6dNS
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2024
Rahul Gandhi had triggered a political storm after he made a touch upon the situation of the Sikh neighborhood in India. He had mentioned that that struggle in India as a Sikh was about whether or not he can be allowed to put on a turban or kada, or allowed to go to a Gurudwara. Following this, Khalistani separatist chief Pannu got here out in Gandhi’s help calling it a “daring and pioneering assertion grounded within the factual historical past of Sikhs since 1947” and that it “corroborates with Sikhs For Justice’s stance on justification of Punjab’s Independence Referendum to ascertain Sikh homeland Khalistan”.
Pannun has been declared a terrorist in India by the ministry of house affairs over sedition and secessionism. He’s the co-founder of the banned outfit SFJ.
Congress Information Criticism, Levels Protest In opposition to Bittu Over ‘Terrorist’ Comment
Earlier as we speak, Congress filed a police grievance towards Bittu for his “terrorist” comment on Gandhi. Moreover this, complaints had been additionally lodged towards three different Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders by Congress treasurer and former Union Minister Ajay Maken for making objectionable remarks towards Rahul Gandhi.
A number of Congress leaders and members of the Indian Youth Congress held a protest in Delhi towards Ravneet Singh Bittu and different BJP leaders over their assertion on Rahul Gandhi. Get together’s Delhi unit chief Devender Yadav and plenty of others had been detained.
#WATCH | Delhi: Members of the Indian Youth Congress maintain protest towards Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and different BJP leaders over their assertion on Lok Sabha LoP & Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/Y0i7Bg8pGb
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2024
JP Nadda Ought to Management Such Leaders: Himachal CM Sukhu
Reacting to Bittu’s “terrorist” comment on Rahul Gandhi, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu mentioned that it was finished to seize consideration as it’s election time in north India. He additionally requested BJP president JP Nadda to “management such leaders.”
“… The BJP is making their junior leaders make remarks towards him (Rahul Gandhi). Ravneet Singh Bittu used to sing songs praising Rahul Gandhi when he was an MP from Congress in Punjab. Now he has develop into a Minister within the BJP authorities with out being a Member of Parliament. He desires to be chosen as a Member of the Rajya Sabha therefore he’s making remarks towards a nationwide chief to seize consideration… Nationwide President JP Nadda ought to management such leaders… It’s election time in Northern India and grabbing consideration via such remarks is part of politics to divert the eye from the failures of the federal government,” he mentioned.
#WATCH | Shimla: On Union Minister & BJP chief Ravneet Bittu’s assertion on Rahul Gandhi, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says, “… The BJP is making their junior leaders make remarks towards him (Rahul Gandhi). Ravneet Singh Bittu used to sing songs praising Rahul… pic.twitter.com/eaatJPqLdn
— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2024
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