Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka on Thursday condemned the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for pelting stones at the Congress Bhawan over opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Parliament, and veiledly criticized the party ruling saying that they cannot implement the "Gujarat model" in Odisha.
"In the evening, members of your youth wing (BJP) came and pelted stones at the Congress Bhawan. This has never happened before...if this happens again, we will not sit silently. Don't think you (BJP) can implement the Gujarat model in Odisha. This is a peaceful state...,” the Congress MP said while speaking to ANI.
Ulaka was referring to the communal violence that broke out in Gujarat in 2002, for which the opposition largely blamed the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The Congress leader said that although Rahul Gandhi spoke on a number of issues in Parliament, the BJP "twisted" his words and gave an "anti-Hindu" definition to his speech.
"Rahul Gandhi raised many issues including Agniveer, unemployment, inflation and Manipur, but Prime Minister Modi, his ministers and his parliamentarians twisted his words and gave him an anti-Hindu definition..." Ulaka said.
"Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal held a press conference and called Rahul Gandhi anti-Hindu and a terrorist," he added.
Meanwhile, BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya led protests on Wednesday in Delhi against Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi over his "Hindu" remark.
Surya led a march of thousands of Delhi BJP workers to the Congress headquarters in Delhi, demanding an unconditional apology from Rahul Gandhi. He was subsequently arrested and released.
Earlier on Tuesday, Surya asked BJYM units across the country to hold extensive protests in all organizational districts of India, condemning the disgraceful comments made by Rahul Gandhi.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks for the President's speech, Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP-led government and claimed that there has been "a systematic attack" on the idea of India.
"There has been a systematic and large-scale attack on the idea of India, the Constitution and on the people who resisted the attack on the Constitution. Many of us were personally attacked. Some of the leaders are still in jail. Anyone who Resisted the idea of concentration of power and wealth, aggression on the poor, dalits and minorities was crushed... I was attacked on the order of the Government of India, on the order of the Prime Minister of India... The most pleasant part of everything. It was the 55 hours of interrogation by ED…” he alleged.
"Abhayamudra is the symbol of Congress... Abhayamudra is the gesture of bravery, it is the gesture of tranquility and security, which dispels fear and grants divine protection and bliss in Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and others Indian religions... "All our great men have spoken of non-violence and ending fear... But those who call themselves Hindus only speak of violence, hatred, lies... Aap Hindu ho hi nahi," he said the leader of Congress.
Rahul Gandhi also said that the BJP is not the entire Hindu society. "Narendra Modi is not the entire Hindu society. BJP is not the entire Hindu society, RSS is not the entire Hindu society, this is not BJP's contract," Rahul Gandhi said.
"In the evening, members of your youth wing (BJP) came and pelted stones at the Congress Bhawan. This has never happened before...if this happens again, we will not sit silently. Don't think you (BJP) can implement the Gujarat model in Odisha. This is a peaceful state...,” the Congress MP said while speaking to ANI.
Ulaka was referring to the communal violence that broke out in Gujarat in 2002, for which the opposition largely blamed the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The Congress leader said that although Rahul Gandhi spoke on a number of issues in Parliament, the BJP "twisted" his words and gave an "anti-Hindu" definition to his speech.
"Rahul Gandhi raised many issues including Agniveer, unemployment, inflation and Manipur, but Prime Minister Modi, his ministers and his parliamentarians twisted his words and gave him an anti-Hindu definition..." Ulaka said.
"Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal held a press conference and called Rahul Gandhi anti-Hindu and a terrorist," he added.
Meanwhile, BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya led protests on Wednesday in Delhi against Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi over his "Hindu" remark.
Surya led a march of thousands of Delhi BJP workers to the Congress headquarters in Delhi, demanding an unconditional apology from Rahul Gandhi. He was subsequently arrested and released.
Earlier on Tuesday, Surya asked BJYM units across the country to hold extensive protests in all organizational districts of India, condemning the disgraceful comments made by Rahul Gandhi.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks for the President's speech, Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the BJP-led government and claimed that there has been "a systematic attack" on the idea of India.
"There has been a systematic and large-scale attack on the idea of India, the Constitution and on the people who resisted the attack on the Constitution. Many of us were personally attacked. Some of the leaders are still in jail. Anyone who Resisted the idea of concentration of power and wealth, aggression on the poor, dalits and minorities was crushed... I was attacked on the order of the Government of India, on the order of the Prime Minister of India... The most pleasant part of everything. It was the 55 hours of interrogation by ED…” he alleged.
"Abhayamudra is the symbol of Congress... Abhayamudra is the gesture of bravery, it is the gesture of tranquility and security, which dispels fear and grants divine protection and bliss in Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and others Indian religions... "All our great men have spoken of non-violence and ending fear... But those who call themselves Hindus only speak of violence, hatred, lies... Aap Hindu ho hi nahi," he said the leader of Congress.
Rahul Gandhi also said that the BJP is not the entire Hindu society. "Narendra Modi is not the entire Hindu society. BJP is not the entire Hindu society, RSS is not the entire Hindu society, this is not BJP's contract," Rahul Gandhi said.
