The Congress has served a show-cause notice to a woman party leader in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district after she allegedly compared Hindu deity Parshuram with Mughal ruler Aurangzeb on social media.
In the notice, the party has asked Rekha Vinod Jain to reply within 48 hours.
“You have violated not only the Indian Constitution but also the Constitution of the Congress party, which has tarnished the secular image of the party,” said the notice issued by party’s Jabalpur city president Saurabh Sharma.
He said Jain’s act violated the secular policy of the Congress party and it came under under the purview indiscipline.
"On the basis of the act done, this show cause notice is issued to you and within 48 hours of receiving it, you should publicly apologize for your act in relation to the post and send your reply,” Sharma said.
The notice further warned her of of disciplinary action if she did not apologise or failed to send a satisfactory reply.
Jain, in the now-deleted post, had stated that Aurangzeb beheaded his brother and presented it to his father, while Parshuram beheaded his mother.
“Aurangzeb was cruel, no one considers him an ideal; Muslims also do not name their children Aurangzeb. But the followers of Hindutva even build temples of Parshuram," she further said in the post.
Jain later deleted the post and apologised for her act, saying she had no intention to hurt the sentiments of any community.
“As soon as it came to my notice, I removed that post from the wall. Also, I apologize to everyone for hurting your feelings," she stated in a separate post.
However, the ruling BJP sought to corner the Congress, saying it had become a habit for the opposition party to insult Hindu deities.
