BJP-RSS only interested in power, working towards dividing country: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jul 27: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi charged on Thursday that the BJP-RSS are only interested in power and are working towards dividing the country as they do not care about the sorrow and pain of people.
Addressing a Youth Congress programme virtually, Gandhi said, "The BJP-RSS only want power and can do anything to get power. For power, they will burn Manipur, they will burn the entire country. They don't care about the sorrow and pain of the country."
Be it Haryana, Punjab or Uttar Pradesh, "they will sell the entire country as they only want power," Gandhi alleged and added that for the Congress, this is the fight.
"On one side, you are sitting and you have love for the country and whenever the country is hurt or its citizens are hurt, you will also feel hurt and you will be sad. But, they do not have any such feeling.... The RSS-BJP people do not feel any pain. Because they do the work of dividing the country and have been doing it for centuries," he told the Indian Youth Congress workers.
Addressing the "Behtar Bharat Ki Buniyaad" convention in Bengaluru virtually, Gandhi said the fight is between the BJP-RSS who are only interested in power and dividing the country and the Congress ideology of loving and caring people and uniting the country.
"...you are the future of the Congress party, you have patriotism in your heart. When the country gets hurt, wherever it is, be it in Manipur, be it in Tamil Nadu, be it in Jammu and Kashmir, be it in Uttar Pradesh, be it anywhere, when the country gets hurt, any citizen of the country gets hurt, whether he is Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Tamil speaking, Bengali speaking, your heart will hurt. You will be sad, you will not even know why the mood got spoiled. But there is no such thing in their heart," he said.
The BJP, however, said it is not an ideological battle going on in the country but a battle for development and progress against dynastic politics and corruption.
Gandhi said the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him from Kanyakumari to Srinagar has shown that one should go to people, embrace them, suffer a bit for them and bear some pain.
"If you do this task, you will become the leader of the Congress in the coming times. If you do not feel pain in your heart, then you cannot become a leader of the Congress party. If Manipur is hurt and you are not hurt, then you cannot become the leader of the Congress. If a woman is raped and you do not feel pain in your heart, then you cannot become a leader of the Congress party," he said.
The former Congress chief said the slogan of "nafrat ke bazaar mein, mohabbat ki dukaan kholiye" (we have to open a shop of love in the market of hatred) emerged from the Bharat Jodo Yatra and asked the Youth Congress workers to do this work.
Accusing the BJP-RSS of having opened a market of hatred in Manipur, he said, "Let us go and open the shop of love. Wherever they spread hatred, go there and open a shop of love."
On the opposition bloc naming itself Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, Gandhi said, "We are INDIA and as soon as we named it, Narendra Modi ji started abusing the same INDIA, he didn't even think that he was abusing the holy word Hindustan. There is so much pride and arrogance (in him)...."
Gandhi alleged the RSS wants to capture all institutions and instal their people in these institutions.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is the ideological fountainhead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Targeting the prime minister, Gandhi told the convention, "You will be surprised that the prime minister did not say a word about Manipur.... Many of you must have felt that he should fly to Imphal and talk to people there at least."
"Any other prime minister in the past, a Congress prime minister would have sat there, but you must be wondering why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not going to Manipur?... Because Narendra Modi ji is the prime minister of a few selected people, the prime minister of the RSS, he has nothing to do with Manipur," Gandhi alleged.
In his address to the media, Prime Minister Modi has condemned the parading of two women naked Manipur saying it has shamed the entire country. The Congress has been demanding that the prime minister makes a statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation.
Gandhi alleged that the BJP-RSS know that their ideology has "burnt" Manipur, "but it doesn't matter to Narendra Modi ji and I can guarantee that the prime minister did not feel the pain in his heart on Manipur".
The ruling BJP has accused the opposition of avoiding a discussion on Manipur in Parliament and disrupting proceedings.
The northeastern state of Manipur has been engulfed in ethnic violence since May 3, in which more than 160 people have lost their lives.
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CM, DCM mark 69th Kannada Rajyotsava with festive messages
DCM DK Shivakumar uses Instagram Kannada filter, nominates Speaker UT Khader to continue campaign
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar shared heartfelt messages on X in celebration of the 69th Kannada Rajyotsava, highlighting the importance of Karnataka’s heritage, language, and culture.
CM Siddaramaiah emphasised that Kannada Rajyotsava is a day for committing to the preservation and growth of Karnataka’s identity, encompassing its people, language, culture, land, and water. He wished all Kannadigas a happy Kannada Rajyotsava, expressing the hope that love and care for Kannada would become a daily celebration. “Best wishes to all Kannadigas on Kannada Rajyotsava. ‘Sirigannadam Gelge, Sirigannadam Balge,’” he shared.
ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಎಂದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜನ, ಭಾಷೆ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ನೆಲ, ಜಲ ಎಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಕನ್ನಡತನವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿ-ಬೆಳೆಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ದಿನ. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಬಗೆಗಿನ ಪ್ರೀತಿ - ಕಾಳಜಿ ಇಂದಿಗಷ್ಟೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗದೆ, ನಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಬದುಕಿನ ನಿತ್ಯೋತ್ಸವವಾಗಲಿ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 1, 2024
ಸಮಸ್ತ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ… pic.twitter.com/bsy0Fm9y2M
DCM DK Shivakumar celebrated digitally by taking a selfie with the ‘Kannada Filter’ on Instagram, encouraging others to join in. He nominated Speaker U.T. Khader to continue this digital campaign, marking it as a small step to spread Kannada’s glory worldwide. “May the lamp of Kannada shine forever, lighting the way for everyone,” he added.
೬೯ನೇ ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಚರಿಸಲು ನಾನು ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಾಗ್ರಾಂನಲ್ಲಿ ʻಕನ್ನಡ ಫಿಲ್ಟರ್ʼ ಬಳಸಿ ಸೆಲ್ಫಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಸಭಾಪತಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಯು.ಟಿ ಖಾದರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ಈ ಅಭಿಯಾನವನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರೆಸಲು ನಾಮಿನೇಟ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಗರಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಜಗದಗಲ ಪಸರಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೊಂದು ಪುಟ್ಟ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ.… pic.twitter.com/WsAYDK2d6K
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) November 1, 2024
