Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday known as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi ‘bal buddhi (juvenile)’ over his remarks concerning the lack of illustration of girls from Dalit, Tribal, or Different Backward Courses (OBC) communities within the “Miss India pageant listing”. Taking to X, the Union Minister additionally accused the Congress chief of stoking divisions within the nation together with his renewed remarks relating to the nationwide caste census.
“Now, he needs reservations at Miss India competitions, movies, and sports activities! It’s not solely a problem of “Bal Budhi”, however individuals who cheer him are – equally accountable too!” Rijiu wrote on X taking a swipe on the Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha.
Now, He needs reservations in Miss India competitions, Movies, sports activities! It’s not solely situation of “Bal Budhi”, however individuals who cheer him are – equally accountable too!
बाल बुद्धि मनोरंजन के लिए अच्छी हो सकती है पर अपनी विभाजनकारी चालों में, हमारे पिछड़े समुदायों का मजाक न उड़ाएं। pic.twitter.com/9Vm7ITwMJX
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 25, 2024
“Infantile wit could also be good for leisure however do not make enjoyable of backward communities in your divisive ways,” he stated in Hindi.
In one other put up, Rijiju famous that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that the Supreme Court docket will not be allowed to change reservations in IAS, IPS, IFS, and all high companies recruitment. “However he cannot see 1st Tribal President, OBC PM, Report Numbers of SC/ST Cupboard Ministers,” the BJP chief stated.
“His grandfather divided India to grow to be Prime Minister, however we is not going to enable one other partition of India to make this divisive man the Prime Minister,” Rijiju added.
The BJP Minister’s criticism got here in response to Gandhi’s remarks throughout a ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday to demand a caste census. The Raebareli MP stated he checked the listing of former Miss India however discovered no Dalit, tribal, or OBC among the many winners. The previous Congress chief stated that with out the participation of 90 per cent of its individuals, the nation can not function.
“I’ve checked the listing of Miss India, which didn’t have any Dalit, Adivasi (tribal) or OBC ladies. Some will discuss cricket or Bollywood. Nobody will present the cobbler or plumber. Even high anchors within the media should not from the 90 per cent…They are going to say Modiji embraced somebody and we’ve got grow to be a superpower. How have we grow to be a superpower when 90 per cent of individuals don’t have any participation,” he requested, attacking the mainstream media of the nation.
The Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha additionally alleged that the BJP may say that he was making an attempt to divide the nation together with his demand for a caste census. “We need to know what number of in establishments, corporates, Bollywood, and Miss India are from the 90 per cent. I’m solely saying that 90 per cent didn’t have ‘bhagidari’ and this must be checked,” he stated.