Ahmedabad Congress office allegedly vandalised by Bajrang Dal, VHP following Rahul's remarks
Ahmedabad: The Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad was reportedly vandalised by Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members on Monday night. According to Congress party spokesperson Hemang Raval, individuals associated with the BJP, Bajrang Dal, and VHP threw stones at the Congress office to protest against Rahul Gandhi's recent comments about Hindus in Parliament. A police complaint has been lodged regarding the incident.
Rahul Gandhi's maiden speech as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha criticized the central government on various issues, including the treatment of minorities, the NEET controversy, and the Agnipath scheme. His comments, which included allegations against PM Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the RSS, drew strong objections from the Treasury benches.
During the debate on the motion of thanks on President Draupadi Murmu's address, Gandhi accused the BJP and RSS of promoting violence and hatred. This led to a vehement rebuttal from BJP leaders, including PM Modi, who condemned Gandhi's remarks as a serious allegation against the entire Hindu community. Home Minister Amit Shah demanded an apology from Gandhi.
BJP leaders accused the Congress MP of "speaking lies, misleading the House, and terming the entire Hindu community violent." Portions of Gandhi's remarks targeting the BJP's treatment of minorities, industrialists Adani and Ambani, and aspects of the Agniveer Scheme were expunged from the official records of the Lok Sabha proceedings.
Following Gandhi's speech, both BJP and Congress held press conferences to criticize each other's positions.
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Kejriwal resorting to 'vendetta politics', says BJP after MP Sandeep Pathak booked
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Saturday accused Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal of vendetta politics after Punjab Police booked Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected to the BJP.
In an X post, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed that Kejriwal is misusing the Punjab Police to settle political scores, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has become a party to it.
"Two FIRs have been filed against Sandeep Pathak, who until recently was in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a Rajya Sabha MP and general secretary (organisation). What is baffling is the shameless, brazen vendetta politics being pursued by Arvind Kejriwal, with Bhagwant Mann complicit in it," Poonawalla said.
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"It is clear this has been done out of vendetta politics by Kejriwal, who is extremely vengeful and vindictive, and misuses the Punjab Police to pursue such political vendetta," he alleged.
Questioning the timing of the FIRs, Poonawalla said, "If these cases existed from the beginning, why were FIRs not filed earlier? If he was corrupt, why was he kept in the party for so long, especially when he was the general secretary (organisation)? Has any new material surfaced in the last few days, or has the alleged corruption occurred only now?"
He alleged that Kejriwal has an "old habit" of targeting political opponents and dissenters.
"We have seen how he has used the police against rivals, including Congress leaders. This is his old habit," Poonawalla said, referring to the withdrawal of Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh's security.
Poonawalla claimed that several leaders who had left AAP over the years, including Yogendra Yadav, Mayank Gandhi, Ashish Khetan, Ashutosh and Alka Lamba, were "hounded".
He accused the party of failing to introspect.
"Instead of introspecting on how they have changed -- from Anna to Lalu, from Lokpal to corruption -- they are indulging in vendetta politics, trying to victimise people using the strong arm of the law. This reflects an Emergency-like mindset and a dictatorial, Hitlerian mindset," he said.
According to sources, two FIRs have been lodged against Pathak under non-bailable sections.
No further details about the FIRs have been disclosed yet.
On April 24, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha MPs quit, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal's party has strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
Of the seven MPs -- who were Pathak, Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikramjit Sahney and Swati Maliwal -- six were from Punjab.
Later, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan officially accepted their merger with the BJP, reducing AAP's strength in the Upper House to three.
