‘Remarks in Parliament about Hindus unfortunate, condemnable’
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CHANDIGARH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday strongly criticized Rahul Gandhi for his irresponsible and divisive statements, saying that Parliament functions on rules and decorum, not on the whims of any individual or family.
Interacting with media persons, Chugh said that Rahul Gandhi has completely degraded the level of parliamentary democracy and the manner in which photo of Lord Shiva was displayed in Lok Sabha was highly objectionable.
Chugh raised questions about the dual character of the Congress party, saying it is unfortunate that those responsible for orchestrating riots, especially 1984 massacre of Sikhs, and those who burned down Gurdwaras, are now talking about non-violence. The country should also know the role of the Congress in protecting those responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, he added.
Chugh said: “Rahul Gandhi has consistently misled Parliament and in Parliament he has grossly insulted the entire Hindu society by labeling them as violent and dishonest. This is not the first time the Congress has done this. In 2010, former Home Minister P. Chidambaram called Hindus as terrorists. In 2013, former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde also labeled Hindus as terrorists. In 2021, Rahul Gandhi said Hindu nationalists should be removed from the country, and today he has called all Hindus violent and dishonest. Rahul Gandhi has lowered the dignity of the Leader of Opposition position and weakened it. The entire country is saddened by Rahul Gandhi’s statement, and the condemnation of this statement is insufficient. Calling Hindus violent and dishonest, displaying images of Gods during parliamentary debates, and linking politics to it does not befit an opposition leader.”
Chugh said Rahul Gandhi did not take any responsibility while in power. But today, even after taking responsibility for the first time, Rahul Gandhi gave extremely irresponsible statements. His Agni Veer scheme statement is also completely false, conspiratorial, and disrespectful to the army; it is a low-level behavior. The Congress party has raised questions about the army before and attempted to mislead the country, he said.
Chugh said Rahul Gandhi made irresponsible comments even against the constitutional position of Speaker Lok Sabha, which is very regrettable.
“Rahul Gandhi himself tore apart his party’s coalition government’s ordinances in the Press Club. Congress’ character has weakened the country’s constitutional institutions. Indira Gandhi also weakened the country’s constitutional institutions such as Parliament, judiciary, and bureaucracy. Rahul Gandhi cannot understand behavior appropriate to Indian culture because he has no knowledge of culture”.
Chugh said that since 2004, when Rahul Gandhi was not holding any position, there were glimpses of theatrical and humorous traits in his behavior. But today Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and in a constitutional position, so we expect him to bring positive changes in his behavior and conduct with maturity, he added.
