Not just India, we will also make Pakistan a Hindu nation: Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri
Dhirendra Shastri was addressing event in Surat when he triggered controversy with his remarks
Ahmedabad: In a controversial statement made by Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri during an event in Surat, Gujarat, on May 27, 2023, he proclaimed, "The day people of Gujarat become united like this, not only India but we will also make Pakistan a Hindu nation." The remark has sparked widespread debate and raised concerns about communal harmony.
Dhirendra Shastri, a prominent figure associated with Bageshwar Dham, made the statement while addressing a gathering in Surat. His statement has drawn mixed reactions from various quarters.
Critics have condemned Shastri's remark, viewing it as inflammatory and divisive. They argue that such statements undermine the principles of religious pluralism and peaceful coexistence. Many believe that promoting unity should not come at the expense of fanning communal tensions or seeking to change the religious fabric of another country.
On the other hand, some individuals have shown support for Shastri's statement, viewing it as an expression of nationalist sentiment.
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Ex-minister Ramanath Rai hits out at BJP leader Ashoka for ‘irresponsible’ comments on KC Venugopal
Mangaluru: Congress leader and former minister B Ramanath Rai slammed BJP leader R Ashoka for calling AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal an agent of the party high command, and asked if the general secretary and other office-bearers in the BJP were commission agents too.
Rai, who addressed a press meet at the Congress office in the city on Friday, expressed fury over the recent comments of the BJP leader that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was presenting himself in a shameless manner in public life. Ashoka, who is also Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, had said that the Congress government had ‘broken every previous record on corruption-related controversies’.
“Ashoka has spoken with sheer ignorance and displays his lack of maturity, as he often does while facing the media. KC Venugopal has been working at organization of the party and it is unbecoming of Ashoka to criticize Venugopal as he did,” Rai told reporters.
“Being in a responsible position, how acceptable is it for Ashoka to pass disrespectful, random comments about another leader who also holds a responsible position? If KC Venugopal is indeed an agent of the party high command, what should we consider BJP leaders to be? Are they brokers?” he asked
Commenting on Ashoka’s allegations of corruption in the Congress government in Karnataka, Rai pointed out, “The KSRTC land was sold to private parties when he (Ashoka) was transport minister. We can find several such cases across the state, which need to be probed.”
The former minister, however, refused to comment on the incident that occurred at Mangaluru airport during CM Siddaramaiah’s visit to the city recently.
Former mayors Ashraf and Shashidhar Hegde, Congress activists Vishwas Kumar Das, Subhodaya Alva, Shabeer, Baby Kundar, Padmanabha, Nazeer Bajal and Prem were present.
