BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala has criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s “we are fighting against a Shakti” remark, saying not only was it an “insult to the Hindu faith” but it also showed the latter’s “misogynistic mindset”.
Addressing a public rally in Mumbai to mark the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress leader said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “cannot win the elections without EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine)”.
“There is a word ‘Shakti’ in Hinduism. We are fighting against a Shakti. The question is, what is that Shakti? The soul of the King is in the EVM. This is true. The soul of the King is in the EVM and in every institution of the country, in ED, CBI, and the Income Tax department,” he said.
“A senior leader from Maharashtra left Congress and cried in front of my mother and said ‘Sonia ji, I am ashamed that I don’t have the power to fight this Shakti. I do not want to go to jail.’ Thousands of people have been threatened like this,” the MP alleged.
In response to these comments, the BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala said, “Rahul Gandhi in front of Uddhav Thackeray at Shivaji Park, says it very clearly, ‘Hindu dharm has something called Shakti, and we are fighting Shakti’. This is the unbridled hatred that Congress and INDI Alliance has for Hinduism”.
“We all know that Udayanidhi Stalin called for the elimination of Sanatana Dharma; (DMK leader) A Raja said he’s fighting Lord Ram; and no action was taken on that. A series of INDI Alliance members have said that Hindu dharma is a ‘dhokha’ (fraud), Ramcharitmanas is potassium cyanide. Congress party has a long history of Hindu hatred, from denying the existence of Lord Ram to making the statement about Shakti,” he said.
Poonawala also alleged Rahul Gandhi made the statement in a manner that “he’s trying to denigrate the Gods and Goddesses of Hindu faith”.
“The statement from Rahul Gandhi in front of Uddhav Thackeray shows to what extent they can fall… Today, this is not just an insult to the Hindu faith but shows the misogynistic mindset of Rahul Gandhi, who is against Nari Shakti and its manifestations.”
Also slamming Rahul Gandhi’s “Shakti” remark, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said “there should be some limit to which a person hates the other”
“Rahul Gandhi’s intense hatred for PM Modi Ji, and arrogant display of his family status has crossed all human limits,” he tweeted on Monday.
On her part, BJP leader Khushbu Sundar said she “was not surprised” at the Congress leader’s statement.
“Someone needs to remind him, #Shakti resonates with women. The word Shakti drives from the inner strength of Ma Durga and Kaali. The inner strength every woman possesses, including respected Smt #SoniaGandhi ji. Shakti is not about Hinduism, it’s about courage to fight the odds and the evils,” she tweeted.
“Please do your homework well Mr.Gandhi or kindly ask your team to educate you about it or brief you well about a subject. Your hate towards a hinduism is so evident. Clear signs of Congress on its way to the grave.”
Also criticising the Congress leader, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya said “Rahul Gandhi declares open war against ‘Shakti’”.
Rahul Gandhi speaks of fighting Shakti. He is not just Hinduphobic but also a misogynist. This is the true character of Congress-led INDI Alliance,” he tweeted.
In a separate post, Malviya also said that the Opposition bloc “is out to destroy Sanatan and Dharma, the essence of Bharatvarsh”.
The BJP IT Cell chief further said, “Hindus worship Maa Durga. She is Shakti. We don’t fight Shakti. Since times immemorial, Asuras have tried fighting Shakti, only to be destroyed.”
While condemning the Congress MP, BJP national spokesperson Ajay Alok used the hashtag #boycottgandhis.
“Parsi-Christian children are now fighting with the ‘Shakti’ of the Hindu religion,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, adding that “this was not a fight with the BJP or (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi”.
“They should be boycotted, enough with the politics.”
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