Rahul Gandhi’s Counter To RSS Chief’s Remarks

Rahul Gandhi additionally accused the RSS and the BJP of controlling establishments.

Hoshiarpur:

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing establishments and placing stress on the Election Fee and the judiciary, and likewise declared that he won’t go to an RSS workplace even when somebody slits his throat.

Answering a query, at a press convention right here, on the opportunity of reaching out to his cousin and BJP MP Varun Gandhi, he stated their ideologies don’t match.

The Congress chief stated if Varun walks into the yatra he would possibly face an issue, implying that the BJP might not approve of it.

“I can by no means go to an RSS workplace. You may slit my throat, however I cannot go. My household has an ideology, it has a thought system,” he informed the presser on the sidelines of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

“I can meet him with love, hug him. However I can not settle for that ideology, that’s unimaginable,” he stated.

Answering a associated query, he stated Varun Gandhi as soon as informed him that the RSS was doing good work.

The Congress chief recalled that he then informed his cousin that if he had examine and understood what his household stood for, he would not have stated such a factor.

Varun Gandhi is the son of Sanjay and Maneka Gandhi.

His remarks on Varun Gandhi come amid hypothesis that the BJP MP, who typically has been crucial of his personal celebration, is likely to be becoming a member of the Congress.

Rahul Gandhi additionally accused the RSS and the BJP of controlling establishments.

“There’s a stress on all of the establishments. There’s a stress on the press, paperwork, the Election Fee, judiciary,” he charged.

“This isn’t a combat between one political celebration and one other political celebration. It’s now a combat between the establishments which had been captured by them and the Opposition. Out of which one issue is EVM,” he stated to a query on Digital Voting Machines.

Regular democratic processes within the nation are actually “lacking”, he claimed.

The previous Congress chief additionally asserted that it’s abundantly clear that financial misery, unemployment and worth rise will deal a “extreme blow” to the BJP within the upcoming elections in varied states.

Mr Gandhi, whose foot march is passing by way of Punjab, additionally took a swipe on the ruling AAP authorities within the state, saying Punjab ought to be run from Punjab solely, not from Delhi.

“Whether it is run from Delhi, then folks of Punjab won’t settle for it. It’s not political however it’s a reality,” he stated.

When requested that he has been attacking Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his speeches, Gandhi stated Hinduism or every other different faith doesn’t discuss spreading hatred.

“Hindu faith is a peace loving faith, one which connects. So no matter color they (on RSS saffron flag) need to undertake they will, however what’s written in Hindu ‘dharm’, they don’t do this, they do one thing else,” he stated taking a dig on the RSS.

On RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s current remarks that “it was pure for Hindus to be aggressive and Muslims ought to abandon the narrative of supremacy”, Mr Gandhi stated, “I have no idea which Hinduism he’s quoting. I by no means heard this. I’ve learn the Gita and Upnishads and I by no means heard that Hindus ought to be aggressive.” “Hinduism is all about self-observation and about understanding the self, about humility. I have no idea what he’s speaking about. Maybe he has not learn these books,” he stated.

“Even Lord Ram felt compassion for Ravana when he was dying. I have no idea from the place this gentleman was getting these concepts. Definitely, they aren’t Hindu concepts, they’re RSS concepts,” he stated.

To a query on farmers, Mr Gandhi stated there’s a continuous assault on farmers from a number of sides.

He stated farmers would be the central focus of the Congress governments wherever they’re in energy.

“We spoke of Nyay Yojana, minimal assured revenue for the poor. Our imaginative and prescient is agriculture-centric and we would like there ought to be chilly chains, expertise within the agriculture sector and jobs ought to be created,” he stated.Attacking the BJP authorities over “revenue inequality”, Gandhi stated the nation’s 21 richest folks have wealth which is the same as what 70 crore Indians have.

One % of the richest Indians have 40 per cent wealth of the nation, he claimed.

“The hatred is being unfold and the distraction function is performed by the media. You (media) distract, you say Hindu-Muslim, Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood, Tendulkar, you say take a look at these…and over right here farmers are dealing with loot, small shopkeepers are additionally dealing with brunt, inequality is growing.

“So, you (media) are enjoying a task of distraction…however your function ought to be of a watchdog,” he stated.