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BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on ‘Sikhs’
Sep-10-2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party criticised Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Sikhs in the US and accused the Congress leader of promoting a dangerous narrative while abroad.

Addressing a press conference, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that Rahul Gandhi speaks without knowing the facts. There are some sensitive issues which include our unity and diversity which has a dangerous narrative. He further rebuked the Congress leader for remarks on Sikhs in India and claimed that the community was scared of wearing a turban and kada during the 1984 riots under the Congress regime. Puri further added that he travelled across the country with a turban and had never faced or seen issues to what Gandhi referred in the US. 

While, BJP leader RP Singh condemned Rahul Gandhi's statements, reminding him of the 1984 Sikh massacre in Delhi, which occurred under Congress rule. He challenged Gandhi to repeat his comments about Sikhs in India, threatening to file a case against him and take him to court if he did so. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also criticized Gandhi, stating that as Leader of Opposition (LoP), he should not malign the country's image abroad. Chouhan further accused Gandhi of harboring anti-BJP and anti-Modi sentiments, furthering the narrative that Gandhi's statements aim to discredit India globally.

Rahul Gandhi embarked on his first three-day visit to the US as a leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha on Sunday. Addressing the members of the Indian diaspora in Virginia, Gandhi said that the fight in India is about whether a person, as a Sikh, is going to be allowed to wear a turban in India and would be able to visit a Gurdwara. While interacting with a member of the Indian community, Gandhi further asked his name and then said that the fight was about whether he would be allowed to wear a turban or kada in India.


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