Bharatiya Janata Party leaders came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and accused him of insulting the beliefs of Hindus. The BJP demanded an apology from Gandhi for insulting Sanatan Dharma practices.
Hitting back at Gandhi, Union Minister Giriraj Singh targeted the Congress leader's family and said, "Rahul Gandhi and Congress have insulted Sanatan by making lewd comments on Chhath Puja. This is an insult to Sanatan and Hindus. The people of Bihar will give them a befitting reply," ANI reported. Launching personal attack against Gandhi, Singh said, "The habit of dancing runs in Rahul Gandhi's family."
Campaigning at Darbhanga for the Bihar polls, Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi and said the latter would "even dance for votes". "You try telling him at a poll rally that, Mr Prime Minister, we will vote for you if you dance. He will readily perform Bharat Natyam," Gandhi said.
Calling Modi's plan to take a dip in the Yamuna River for Chhatt Puja as "drama", Gandhi charged that special arrangements were made for the prime minister as the river is extremely unclean. Anybody who drinks Yamuna water "will get sick or die". "You must have seen the drama on TV that Modi was going to take a dip in the Yamuna for Chhath Puja. It was shelved when it was exposed that a puddle had been formed with clean, piped water since the river is so dirty," he said.
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a post on X, "Rahul Gandhi's statement reflects his hatred towards Sanatan culture, while also exposing the deep-seated resentment and frustration of the Congress against the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. Rahul Gandhi has made these remarks driven by his feudal mindset, political frustration, and fear of defeat."
"Rahul Gandhi should publicly apologize to the people of Bihar and the country for this insulting and utterly disgraceful statement regarding the great festival of Chhath and Prime Minister ji, which crosses all boundaries of decorum," he added.
