By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of spreading mischief and alleging that the ruling get together has turned extra determined ever because the profitable launch of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.
The Congress was objecting to a tweet put out by BJP leaders about Rahul Gandhi’s dialog with a Christian priest about Jesus being God.
AICC basic secretary communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned BJP’s “hate factory” is sharing tweets about Gandhi which has no relation to the audio.
“An atrocious tweet from the BJP hate factory is doing the rounds. It bears no relation whatsoever to what is recorded in the audio. This is typical BJP mischief that has become more desperate after the successful launch of BharatJodoYatra which is evoking such a huge response,” Ramesh tweeted.
“People who were responsible for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi and the murders of people like Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh are raising questions! What a morbid joke! Such attempts to damage the spirit of #BharatJodoYatra will fail miserably,” he mentioned in one other tweet.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, whereas sharing the video of Gandhi with a priest, mentioned, “George Ponnaiah who met Rahul Gandhi says ‘Jesus is the only God unlike Shakti (& other Gods)’.”
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“This man was arrested for his Hindu hatred earlier – he also said ‘I wear shoes because impurities of Bharat Mata should not contaminate us’. Bharat Jodo with Bharat Todo icons,” Poonawalla tweeted.
Gandhi is enterprise the three,570-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to attach with folks throughout the nation whereas in search of to strengthen the Congress get together, which has suffered successive electoral defeats in the previous few years.
Gandhi on Friday mentioned it’s simpler for a lot of of them to make peace with the BJP and “fold hands” earlier than it however his character is to battle for a sure concept of India.
The former Congress chief additionally mentioned the BJP has taken management of all of the establishments of the nation and now the battle is between the construction of the Indian state and the Opposition.
Asked about leaders quitting the Congress and criticising the get together, Gandhi mentioned, “Obviously, the BJP has better means of putting pressure on them than I do.”
His remarks at a press convention right here throughout the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra got here days after leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jaiveer Shergill stop the get together and strongly criticised it.
There has been an inside churning within the Congress as nicely and a few leaders have criticised the get together on some points.
“The BJP has taken control of all the institutions of this country. They have inserted their people in most of the institutions, they pressure through these institutions. You know the role of the CBI, of the ED, of the Income tax department. You know how they deal with these things. So, we are not fighting anymore a political party, we used to fight a political party,” he mentioned.
“Now, the fight is not between one political party and another political party. Now the fight is between the structure of the Indian state and the Opposition and everybody understands this. Now, this is not an easy fight. This is a difficult fight,” Gandhi mentioned.
He claimed that the media will not be with the Opposition as a result of journalists had been below stress on account of house owners having explicit relationships.
“So this is not an easy fight and a lot of people don’t want to fight, lot of people feel, why get caught up. It is easier to go, make peace with the BJP, fold hands in front of them, and your life will be easier. Unfortunately, this is not my training. This is not my character,” he mentioned.
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Gandhi mentioned his character is to battle for a sure concept of India, a sure notion of this nation.
“There are many-many people in the Congress party and in the opposition, who are convinced of this fact. So that is really what the fight is between,” he mentioned.
Speaking to the media throughout the yatra which began from Kanyakumari on Thursday, he mentioned the thought of this march is to attach with the folks, hearken to them, perceive what they’re going through and in addition talk to them just a few issues.
Gandhi mentioned the goal is to speak that India has modified and the “institutional framework of India has been captured”.
“There is an attempt to place one vision on top of this country which has multiple visions. One vision is being enforced,” he mentioned, including the yatra is a step to speak that to the folks.
“The yatra will of course help in bringing together the Opposition but that is a separate exercise,” the previous Congress chief mentioned when requested about what’s being finished for Opposition unity.
Responding to a different query, Gandhi mentioned it’s the accountability of your complete Opposition to come back collectively.
“Every party has a role in it, it’s not that the Congress party is the only party, every party has a role in it, and that discussion is in progress,” he mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi, together with a number of of his get together colleagues, launched into the three,570-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from right here on Thursday.
Amid sounds of drum beats, a sea of tricolour and slogans of “Bharat Jodo”, the march started from Vivekananda College Road, Agasteeswaram, right here on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of spreading mischief and alleging that the ruling get together has turned extra determined ever because the profitable launch of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.
The Congress was objecting to a tweet put out by BJP leaders about Rahul Gandhi’s dialog with a Christian priest about Jesus being God.
AICC basic secretary communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned BJP’s “hate factory” is sharing tweets about Gandhi which has no relation to the audio.
“An atrocious tweet from the BJP hate factory is doing the rounds. It bears no relation whatsoever to what is recorded in the audio. This is typical BJP mischief that has become more desperate after the successful launch of BharatJodoYatra which is evoking such a huge response,” Ramesh tweeted.
“People who were responsible for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi and the murders of people like Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh are raising questions! What a morbid joke! Such attempts to damage the spirit of #BharatJodoYatra will fail miserably,” he mentioned in one other tweet.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, whereas sharing the video of Gandhi with a priest, mentioned, “George Ponnaiah who met Rahul Gandhi says ‘Jesus is the only God unlike Shakti (& other Gods)’.”
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“This man was arrested for his Hindu hatred earlier – he also said ‘I wear shoes because impurities of Bharat Mata should not contaminate us’. Bharat Jodo with Bharat Todo icons,” Poonawalla tweeted.
Gandhi is enterprise the three,570-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to attach with folks throughout the nation whereas in search of to strengthen the Congress get together, which has suffered successive electoral defeats in the previous few years.
Gandhi on Friday mentioned it’s simpler for a lot of of them to make peace with the BJP and “fold hands” earlier than it however his character is to battle for a sure concept of India.
The former Congress chief additionally mentioned the BJP has taken management of all of the establishments of the nation and now the battle is between the construction of the Indian state and the Opposition.
Asked about leaders quitting the Congress and criticising the get together, Gandhi mentioned, “Obviously, the BJP has better means of putting pressure on them than I do.”
His remarks at a press convention right here throughout the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra got here days after leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jaiveer Shergill stop the get together and strongly criticised it.
There has been an inside churning within the Congress as nicely and a few leaders have criticised the get together on some points.
“The BJP has taken control of all the institutions of this country. They have inserted their people in most of the institutions, they pressure through these institutions. You know the role of the CBI, of the ED, of the Income tax department. You know how they deal with these things. So, we are not fighting anymore a political party, we used to fight a political party,” he mentioned.
“Now, the fight is not between one political party and another political party. Now the fight is between the structure of the Indian state and the Opposition and everybody understands this. Now, this is not an easy fight. This is a difficult fight,” Gandhi mentioned.
He claimed that the media will not be with the Opposition as a result of journalists had been below stress on account of house owners having explicit relationships.
“So this is not an easy fight and a lot of people don’t want to fight, lot of people feel, why get caught up. It is easier to go, make peace with the BJP, fold hands in front of them, and your life will be easier. Unfortunately, this is not my training. This is not my character,” he mentioned.
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Gandhi mentioned his character is to battle for a sure concept of India, a sure notion of this nation.
“There are many-many people in the Congress party and in the opposition, who are convinced of this fact. So that is really what the fight is between,” he mentioned.
Speaking to the media throughout the yatra which began from Kanyakumari on Thursday, he mentioned the thought of this march is to attach with the folks, hearken to them, perceive what they’re going through and in addition talk to them just a few issues.
Gandhi mentioned the goal is to speak that India has modified and the “institutional framework of India has been captured”.
“There is an attempt to place one vision on top of this country which has multiple visions. One vision is being enforced,” he mentioned, including the yatra is a step to speak that to the folks.
“The yatra will of course help in bringing together the Opposition but that is a separate exercise,” the previous Congress chief mentioned when requested about what’s being finished for Opposition unity.
Responding to a different query, Gandhi mentioned it’s the accountability of your complete Opposition to come back collectively.
“Every party has a role in it, it’s not that the Congress party is the only party, every party has a role in it, and that discussion is in progress,” he mentioned.
Rahul Gandhi, together with a number of of his get together colleagues, launched into the three,570-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from right here on Thursday.
Amid sounds of drum beats, a sea of tricolour and slogans of “Bharat Jodo”, the march started from Vivekananda College Road, Agasteeswaram, right here on Thursday.
