The BJP on Friday alleged that the Congress party insulted Hindu faith by portraying Rahul Gandhi as Lord Parshuram during celebrations on the occasion of the Congress leader’s birthday.
The remarks came after Youth Congress workers in Varanasi celebrated opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s 56th birthday with symbolic rituals, including pouring milk over his photo into the Ganges.
In the photo used during the celebration, Rahul Gandhi is depicted as Lord Parshuram, holding an ax in one hand and a copy of the Constitution in the other.
BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla attacks Congress
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed that “insulting the Hindu faith is the sole identity of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.”
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“For the Congress party, Gandhi may be God. But for Hindus, he is not. The way Rahul Gandhi has been portrayed as Parshuram ji, an incarnation of God, shows that they are insulting the Hindu faith all the time,” Poonawalla said in a post on X website.
He alleged that the Congress and its alliance partners are constantly insulting Hindu traditions and are now indulging in such acts in favor of vote bank politics.
“They talked about Hindu terrorism and saffron terror. They said that the consecration of Ram Mandir was just singing and dancing. They repeatedly abused and questioned Hindu traditions.
“For the Congress, the Ram Mandir was an object of delay, obstruction and diversion. The Congress denied the existence of Lord Ram.
“There is a long line of insulting Hindus. Insult Hindus and get applause from the vote bank – that was their policy,” he added.
Poonawalla wondered whether Gandhi and the Congress would apologize for hurting the sentiments of millions of Hindus.
“Will Rahul Gandhi apologize for hurting and insulting the sentiments of millions of Hindus? This is not the first time. They have said that Sanatan should be eliminated, and their entire alliance is indulging in such behaviour.”
“Comparing a political figure with God or an avatar of God is blasphemous. Will Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party apologize, or will they allow this in the name of vote bank politics?” He said.
“Congress supporters insulted Lord Parshuram,” says Pradeep Bhandari.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari alleged that Congress supporters insulted Lord Parshuram.
“They have shown that out of 365 days, Congress will remember Hindus for one day, while for the other 364 days they will practice appeasement policies,” he said in a video on Channel X.
Referring to the defeat of the Congress’ Rajya Sabha candidate in Jharkhand by an NDA-backed independent candidate on Thursday, Bhandari claimed that the Congress does not have support even among its allies.
“Congress supporters can dream of making Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister on his birthday. But the reality is that just 24 hours ago, their alliance partner JMM revealed that the Congress party’s alliance partners did not vote for the Congress candidate’s Rajya Sabha in Jharkhand,” he said.
“In the 2029 elections, the Hindus of India, the Sanatans and the people of India have made up their minds to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Bhandari added.
