New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Sagarik Ghosh on Wednesday said the 'Lord Jagannath' remark made by BJP's Puri candidate Sambit Patra has hurt the faith of lakhs of people, adding that he used religion for political gain on the ruling party. it used. charged to.
Patra had said on Monday that Odisha's most revered deity, "Lord Jagannath, is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". However, he later clarified that he had slipped his tongue and wanted to say that the Prime Minister is a staunch 'devotee' of Lord Jagannath.
“People of BJP are comparing Narendra Modi with God, nothing exposes the arrogance of BJP and Narendra Modi more than this.BJP candidate from Puri Sambi Patra said Modi is a "devotee" as he is a devotee of Lord Jagannath. Now what could be more arrogant than this for Modi?” Ghosh said.
"BJP is insulting the faith of lakhs of people who worship Lord Jagannath by saying that God himself is a devotee of a politician. What kind of politics is BJP trying to do? This is politics of devotion, politics of devotion ?"
“As Ambedkar had said, politics of devotion leads to downfall,” he said.
Ghosh said that this is not the first time that BJP has compared PM Modi to God.
"This is not the first time that a BJP leader has said that Modi is like God. There are other such instances when BJP leaders have said that Modi is like Lord Krishna.During the Ram Mandir function, a picture of Modi was revealed, which he was taking to the Lord's temple.
"So this kind of arrogance on the part of the BJP and on the part of Narendra Modi is an attempt to become a kind of divine figure, an attempt to aspire to divinity, an attempt to achieve a kind of divine aura, to create a Narendra," Ghosh said. Said, “Modi is trying to behave almost like a god, as if he is a god.”
The TMC leader said that this kind of politics is "shocking".
"This shows how the BJP is insulting the faith of millions of people and I also show that the BJP has deviated from reality," she said.
He said that BJP is trying to use religion to achieve its political goals.
“Ram temple is a matter of faith for millions of people. They believe that Ram temple is a holy temple.But the way the BJP is trying to use religion for politics, seeking votes and appealing to people in the name of religion, Ghosh said, "it wants to create religious division on the basis of religion This is the worst way to exploit faith." of millions of people for political purposes."
Patra, who came under fire for his remarks, later clarified that it was a slip of the tongue and he wanted to say that the Prime Minister is a staunch 'devotee' of Lord Jagannath. He later apologized and announced that he would do penance by fasting for three days from Tuesday.
Patra had said on Monday that Odisha's most revered deity, "Lord Jagannath, is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". However, he later clarified that he had slipped his tongue and wanted to say that the Prime Minister is a staunch 'devotee' of Lord Jagannath.
“People of BJP are comparing Narendra Modi with God, nothing exposes the arrogance of BJP and Narendra Modi more than this.BJP candidate from Puri Sambi Patra said Modi is a "devotee" as he is a devotee of Lord Jagannath. Now what could be more arrogant than this for Modi?” Ghosh said.
"BJP is insulting the faith of lakhs of people who worship Lord Jagannath by saying that God himself is a devotee of a politician. What kind of politics is BJP trying to do? This is politics of devotion, politics of devotion ?"
“As Ambedkar had said, politics of devotion leads to downfall,” he said.
Ghosh said that this is not the first time that BJP has compared PM Modi to God.
"This is not the first time that a BJP leader has said that Modi is like God. There are other such instances when BJP leaders have said that Modi is like Lord Krishna.During the Ram Mandir function, a picture of Modi was revealed, which he was taking to the Lord's temple.
"So this kind of arrogance on the part of the BJP and on the part of Narendra Modi is an attempt to become a kind of divine figure, an attempt to aspire to divinity, an attempt to achieve a kind of divine aura, to create a Narendra," Ghosh said. Said, “Modi is trying to behave almost like a god, as if he is a god.”
The TMC leader said that this kind of politics is "shocking".
"This shows how the BJP is insulting the faith of millions of people and I also show that the BJP has deviated from reality," she said.
He said that BJP is trying to use religion to achieve its political goals.
“Ram temple is a matter of faith for millions of people. They believe that Ram temple is a holy temple.But the way the BJP is trying to use religion for politics, seeking votes and appealing to people in the name of religion, Ghosh said, "it wants to create religious division on the basis of religion This is the worst way to exploit faith." of millions of people for political purposes."
Patra, who came under fire for his remarks, later clarified that it was a slip of the tongue and he wanted to say that the Prime Minister is a staunch 'devotee' of Lord Jagannath. He later apologized and announced that he would do penance by fasting for three days from Tuesday.
