There is nothing Hindu about what the BJP does’: Rahul Gandhi in Paris

On 8 September, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi, as a part of his nearly week-long Europe tour, addressed college students and academicians on the Sciences PO college in Paris. During the occasion, he shared the stage with Hinduphobic creator Christophe Jaffrelot, who has written in opposition to India, Indian courts, BJP, PM Modi, and was a part of the ‘Dismantling Hindutva’ occasion. Through his interplay, the Congress chief focused the ruling get together in India, that’s the BJP, from overseas soil but once more.

The Wayanad MP claimed that the BJP needs to stay in energy at any price and it may do something for that. Going additional, Gandhi claimed that there was nothing Hindu that the BJP does. 

During the interplay, a pupil mentioned that in lots of his interactions, he had discovered that lots of his pals and kinfolk have been affected by ‘Hindu nationalist’ rhetoric. Afterwards, he posed a query to Rahul Gandhi asking him what the stand of the coalition authorities could be vis-a-vis Hinduism within the ‘Post-BJP’ period.  

In reply, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “I have read the ‘Gita’, I have read a number of the Upanishads, I’ve read many Hindu books; there is nothing Hindu about what the BJP does, absolutely nothing.”

Going additional, the Congress chief claimed that no Hindu e book, seemingly for political subtleties revered non secular books simply turn into odd Hindu books, discuss ‘terrorising’ or oppressing the weak. He additionally argued that the BJP has nothing to do with Hindus and their acts don’t have any Hinduness.   

Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “I have not read anywhere, in no Hindu book, from no learned Hindu person have I ever heard that you should terrorise, harm people who are weaker than you. So, this idea, this word, Hindu nationalists, this is a wrong word. They’re not Hindu nationalists. They have nothing to do with Hinduism. They are out to get power at any cost, and they will do anything to get power. They want dominance of a few people and that is what they are about. There is nothing Hindu about them.”

I’ve learn the Gita, Upanishads and lots of Hindu books. There is nothing Hindu about what the BJP does—completely nothing.

I’ve not learn wherever in any Hindu e book or heard from any realized Hindu individual that you must terrorize or hurt people who find themselves weaker than you.

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— Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2023

His remarks come at a time when the Congress get together and its alliance companions within the I.N.D.I.A. bloc are going through the warmth for a spree of hate speeches in opposition to Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) and have known as out for its eradication. Pertinent to notice that Gandhi, who claims to be a Janeudhari Brahmin didn’t discuss fixed assaults in opposition to Hinduism and rugged it below the carpet whereas asserting that minorities are below assault in India.

Further, utilizing the unfound trope of 40% vs. 60% professional and in opposition to the federal government, the previous Congress President claimed that 60 % of India voted for the opposition events whereas simply 40 % voted for the ruling get together. Using that argument, the Congress chief claimed that it’s incorrect to imagine that almost all group is voting for the BJP. 

He mentioned, “So this idea that the majority community is voting for the BJP, this is a wrong idea. The majority community actually votes more for us than they vote for them.” 

It is essential to notice that these binary mathematical calculations claiming {that a} clear divide between – for and in opposition to don’t maintain water in a multi-party democratic system.  

During the interplay, Rahul Gandhi additionally talked in regards to the ongoing India-Bharat rename row. He highlighted that the Constitution begins with “India that is Bharat, a Union of States”, and permits the utilization of each names, India and Bharat. 

However, the Congress chief argued that by altering nomenclature the ruling get together has been attempting to erase or change historical past which based on him must be embraced as it’s.  

He mentioned, “The Constitution uses both names. I don’t see any problem. Both names are acceptable. But I think we irritated govt by naming our alliance INDIA. There is something deeper going on. People who want to change their name or anything are basically trying to deny history. They don’t want the history of our country to be known to our future generations.”