India won’t forget Rahul Gandhi’s insult to Hinduism in Parliament for centuries, says Narendra Modi
The prime minister accused the Congress leader of using images of deities for political gains during his Lok Sabha speech on Monday.
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The country will not forget for centuries Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to insult and make false accusations about Hinduism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday during his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha.
He made the remarks in reference to the leader of Opposition’s speech in the Lower House on Monday. Gandhi had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of propagating hatred and violence against minorities. His remarks have been expunged from Parliament records.
Gandhi had alleged that BJP leaders claim to be Hindus, but only talk of violence and hatred. BJP leaders, however, claimed that the Congress leader had described the entire Hindu community as violent.
The leader of Opposition, during his speech, held up images of Shiva, Guru Nanak and Jesus Christ, and said that all religions speak about fearlessness and non-violence.
On Tuesday, Modi said that use of images of religious deities for political gains will not be forgiven by the country.
“God’s every form is for solemn viewing and not for display,” Modi said. “The insult of our deities has hurt the sentiments of 1.4 billion people of the country.”
He added that after the visuals of Lok Sabha session from Monday, Hindu society would now have to think if such humiliation was...
