New Delhi [India], Congress MP KC Venugopal launched a scathing attack on the NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) projects the Prime Minister as bigger than God and is using the Hinduism to "polarize" the people and win the elections.
Referring to the Bhagawad Gita during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu's speech, the Congress leader questioned the NDA on the issue of who could be called a "true Hindu believer" and said: "A true Hindu is a person who understands the message of debate, tolerance and human values. Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse, both believed in the Bhagavad Gita."
"Both Mahatma Gandhi and Godse read the Bhagavad Gita, but Mahatma Gandhi learned non-violence, tolerance, respect for human lives and the message of Lord Krishna from the holy book. While Godse learned violence, murder and intolerance of the same text." he said.And added, "We, the Congress and the INDIA block, believe in Gandhi's Hinduism, not Godse's Hinduism. We follow Gandhi's Hinduism, not Godse's Hinduism."
KC Venugopal also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that Prime Minister Modi had violated constitutional norms while he was addressing rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
"I bring this House's notice to a serious matter: our Prime Minister clearly violated constitutional norms by speaking. Citing the Prime Minister's comments on 'mangalsutra' and 'heritage' during the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Gujarat, KC Venugopal said, “How can a Prime Minister talk like this? We submitted hundreds of petitions to the Electoral Commission but they simply remained silent. "public."
He also took aim at the NDA for its strong objection to Rahul Gandhi's comment on Hinduism on Monday and said: "Yesterday Rahul ji's remarks sparked controversy after his speech on Hinduism. Are you (BJP) or us the true believers of Hinduism? You (BJP) are not the true Hindu believers, you are using Hinduism to polarize people and win elections."
KC Venugopal, referring to the BJP's controversial comments of late, said, "Yesterday, the LoP spoke about the non-biological birth of the Prime Minister, that he was not born biologically like us." Listing out the "slip" comments of the BJP Sambit Patra during a rally in Puri, Venugopal said, “Sambit Patra said that Lord Jagannath is a 'Modi bhakt'. JP Nadda ji had said that Prime Minister Modi is now Surendra Modi and he is the Lord of gods. "
Another BJP leader Kangana Ranaut said, "PM Modi is an ansh of Lord Ram and Vishnu who takes care of us, while Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi said Bajrangbali is a Dalit, forest-dweller and destitute." .
Quoting a cabinet minister's controversial comment on Ramayana, he said, "An NDA cabinet minister said that Ravan was an intellectual and Lord Ram is imaginary. I neither consider Ramayana to be a real story nor accept the fact that Lord Ram was a great historical figure, and further added, "And you (BJP) consider yourselves as Hindus and we (INDIA) are anti-Hindu." Further adding, he said, "I am also a Hindu. I used to go to Guruvarayappan temple every month and Sabri Malai every year. But I used to visit the Vatican, the Ajmer Sharif and also went to the Golden Temple with leader Raul Gandhi."
"We did seva there. The BJP thinks that Prime Minister Modi is bigger than God and projects that the Prime Minister is bigger than God. That is the biggest anti-Hindu statement. That is the biggest anti-believer statement. According to the Hinduism, no one is greater than God," he said.
Earlier in the day, KC Venugopal attacked the NDA government for multiple infrastructure failures and said that under the BJP government, "every building is under threat of collapsing." Speaking during the debate on the motion of thanks to the speech by President Droupadi Murmu, Congress leader said: "Delhi airport roof collapsed, Jabalpur airport roof collapsed, Rajkot airport canopy collapsed, road conditions in Ayodhya are bad, leaks in Ram Mandir, cracks On Mumbai Port Link Road, three new bridges collapsed in Bihar, Pragati Maidan tunnel submerged, all these constructions during NDA period have collapsed Under your government, all buildings have collapsed. They are under threat of collapsing.
The Congress leader also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to probe into the alleged electoral bond scam and said a parliamentary committee inquiry would be initiated to probe the same.
"I am challenging the Prime Minister to investigate electoral bonds. One of the biggest scams the country has ever seen is the electoral bond scam. If you are not afraid of anything... then why don't you start an inquiry? ? Submit an inquiry to the parliamentary committee. You are not ready. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi proposed the installation of Ambedkar's statue in front of Parliament on Tuesday. "They say again and again that they created the new Parliament. Would it not have been appropriate to install an idol of Bhimrao Ambedkar in front of Parliament? "Parliament?" he asked.
The canopy collapse incident took place at Terminal 1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 28 morning, killing one person and injuring eight others.
A day later, on June 29, the canopy collapsed at the passenger pick-up and drop-off area of Rajkot airport in Gujarat.
Referring to the Bhagawad Gita during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu's speech, the Congress leader questioned the NDA on the issue of who could be called a "true Hindu believer" and said: "A true Hindu is a person who understands the message of debate, tolerance and human values. Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse, both believed in the Bhagavad Gita."
"Both Mahatma Gandhi and Godse read the Bhagavad Gita, but Mahatma Gandhi learned non-violence, tolerance, respect for human lives and the message of Lord Krishna from the holy book. While Godse learned violence, murder and intolerance of the same text." he said.And added, "We, the Congress and the INDIA block, believe in Gandhi's Hinduism, not Godse's Hinduism. We follow Gandhi's Hinduism, not Godse's Hinduism."
KC Venugopal also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that Prime Minister Modi had violated constitutional norms while he was addressing rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
"I bring this House's notice to a serious matter: our Prime Minister clearly violated constitutional norms by speaking. Citing the Prime Minister's comments on 'mangalsutra' and 'heritage' during the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in Gujarat, KC Venugopal said, “How can a Prime Minister talk like this? We submitted hundreds of petitions to the Electoral Commission but they simply remained silent. "public."
He also took aim at the NDA for its strong objection to Rahul Gandhi's comment on Hinduism on Monday and said: "Yesterday Rahul ji's remarks sparked controversy after his speech on Hinduism. Are you (BJP) or us the true believers of Hinduism? You (BJP) are not the true Hindu believers, you are using Hinduism to polarize people and win elections."
KC Venugopal, referring to the BJP's controversial comments of late, said, "Yesterday, the LoP spoke about the non-biological birth of the Prime Minister, that he was not born biologically like us." Listing out the "slip" comments of the BJP Sambit Patra during a rally in Puri, Venugopal said, “Sambit Patra said that Lord Jagannath is a 'Modi bhakt'. JP Nadda ji had said that Prime Minister Modi is now Surendra Modi and he is the Lord of gods. "
Another BJP leader Kangana Ranaut said, "PM Modi is an ansh of Lord Ram and Vishnu who takes care of us, while Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi said Bajrangbali is a Dalit, forest-dweller and destitute." .
Quoting a cabinet minister's controversial comment on Ramayana, he said, "An NDA cabinet minister said that Ravan was an intellectual and Lord Ram is imaginary. I neither consider Ramayana to be a real story nor accept the fact that Lord Ram was a great historical figure, and further added, "And you (BJP) consider yourselves as Hindus and we (INDIA) are anti-Hindu." Further adding, he said, "I am also a Hindu. I used to go to Guruvarayappan temple every month and Sabri Malai every year. But I used to visit the Vatican, the Ajmer Sharif and also went to the Golden Temple with leader Raul Gandhi."
"We did seva there. The BJP thinks that Prime Minister Modi is bigger than God and projects that the Prime Minister is bigger than God. That is the biggest anti-Hindu statement. That is the biggest anti-believer statement. According to the Hinduism, no one is greater than God," he said.
Earlier in the day, KC Venugopal attacked the NDA government for multiple infrastructure failures and said that under the BJP government, "every building is under threat of collapsing." Speaking during the debate on the motion of thanks to the speech by President Droupadi Murmu, Congress leader said: "Delhi airport roof collapsed, Jabalpur airport roof collapsed, Rajkot airport canopy collapsed, road conditions in Ayodhya are bad, leaks in Ram Mandir, cracks On Mumbai Port Link Road, three new bridges collapsed in Bihar, Pragati Maidan tunnel submerged, all these constructions during NDA period have collapsed Under your government, all buildings have collapsed. They are under threat of collapsing.
The Congress leader also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to probe into the alleged electoral bond scam and said a parliamentary committee inquiry would be initiated to probe the same.
"I am challenging the Prime Minister to investigate electoral bonds. One of the biggest scams the country has ever seen is the electoral bond scam. If you are not afraid of anything... then why don't you start an inquiry? ? Submit an inquiry to the parliamentary committee. You are not ready. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi proposed the installation of Ambedkar's statue in front of Parliament on Tuesday. "They say again and again that they created the new Parliament. Would it not have been appropriate to install an idol of Bhimrao Ambedkar in front of Parliament? "Parliament?" he asked.
The canopy collapse incident took place at Terminal 1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 28 morning, killing one person and injuring eight others.
A day later, on June 29, the canopy collapsed at the passenger pick-up and drop-off area of Rajkot airport in Gujarat.
