Siddaramaiah shares video of BJP leader questioning presence of Vivekananda’s portrait in meeting
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in an ‘X’ post on Thursday shared a video clip claiming that BJP National General Secretary Radhamohan Das Agarwal questioned the presence of Swami Vivekananda’s portrait during a state BJP functionary meeting.
Expressing outrage against the BJP, CM Siddaramaiah wrote in his post, "No matter how much the BJP and Sangh Parivar worship and hug Vivekananda for show, the incident that took place in today's @BJP4Karnataka executive special meeting is proof of how much impatience there is for Vivekananda in their hearts. BJP national general secretary Radhamohan Das Agarwal, on the stage in the program, questioned why there was a portrait of Vivekananda. They openly expressed their displeasure by questioning that. By insulting Vivekananda on his death anniversary, BJP has insulted the entire Hindu society.”
The Chief Minister further criticized Das for his actions, stating, "BJP National General Secretary openly expressed his displeasure by questioning what is the portrait of Vivekananda doing in the program. BJP has insulted the entire Hindu society by insulting him on the same day as Vivekananda's death anniversary.”
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"No matter how long the Sangh Parivar pampered Vivekananda, he still has not fully surrendered to the BJP and will not surrender in the future. Vivekananda preached brotherhood instead of hatred, scientific thinking instead of ignorance, interfaith coexistence instead of communal strife in the bedrock of Hinduism," added the CM.
Furthermore, he said, “At the Parliament of the World's Religions, Vivekananda, who addressed tens of thousands of people of different religions, cultures, and languages from hundreds of countries addressing them as ‘My dear brothers and sisters,’ stated that Hinduism is universal human thought. But if BJP leaders open their mouths, they incite violence by saying hit, hit, and kill. These thoughts of Vivekananda are not palatable to the BJP, which sows hatred in the name of religious protection. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no exception to this. For this reason, he (Das) dared to ask why there was a photo of Vivekananda in a meeting full of people.”
Meanwhile, CM Siddaramiah has demanded a public apology on the same platform from the Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly insulting Vivekananda.
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಘ ಪರಿವಾರದವರು ತೋರುಗಾಣಿಕೆಗಾಗಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದರನ್ನು ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದರೂ, ಮುದ್ದಾಡಿದರೂ ಅವರ ಆಂತರ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಅಸಹನೆ ಇದೆ ಎಂಬುದಕ್ಕೆ ಇಂದಿನ @BJP4Karnataka ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾರಣಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಘಟನೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ. ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ರಾಧಾಮೋಹನ್ ದಾಸ್ ಅಗರ್ವಾಲ್… pic.twitter.com/mXMapBWPzx
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) July 4, 2024
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RS proceedings adjourned for day amid opposition protest over Adani bribery row, other issues
New Delhi(PTI): Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Wednesday as opposition members insisted on a discussion on various issues, including bribery charges related to the Adani Group.
The proceedings were briefly adjourned in the morning session due to opposition protest, and when the House re-assembled at 11.30 AM, there were identical scenes.
This prompted Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to adjourn the proceedings for the day, saying the "House is not in order".
The trobule started after Dhankhar rejected 18 notices under a rule of the House to suspend scheduled business and take up issues mentioned in the notices.
The notices related to demand for 'constitution of a JPC to investigate the alleged misconduct, including corruption, bribery, financial irregularities of the Adani Group in connivance with other authorities', violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and rising incidents of crime in the national capital.
"Upper House needs to reflect and follow well-established traditions that ruling of the Chair requires reference and not cause differences. I have, in detail, given reasons why, in these situations, notices are not being accepted," Dhankhar said while rejecting the notices under Rule 267 of the House.
On Monday also, the Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day during the morning session itself as opposition insisted on raising the issues related to Adani Group.
There was no sitting of the House on Tuesday.
The Adani Group said on Wednesday that Gautam Adani, and his nephew Sagar have not been charged with any violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment that authorities filed in the New York court in an alleged bribery case.
