NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi 's remarks on reservations and the allegation that Sikhs were not being allowed to wear turban and kada and visit gurdwaras turned into a full-scale political row with home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh slamming the Congress functionary for his "divisive" and "anti-national" remarks.
"Whether it is supporting JKNC's anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on foreign platforms, Rahul has always threatened the nation's security and hurt sentiments," Shah wrote on X on a day when Khalistani secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun supported Rahul's allegation about Sikhs being denied their rights.
Shah said Rahul's statement had laid bare Congress's politics of causing rifts on the lines of regionalism, religion and language. "By speaking about abolishing reservations in the country, Rahul has once again brought Congress's anti-reservation face to the forefront. The thoughts that were in his mind eventually found their way out as words," the home minister said.
Shah further said, "I want to tell Rahul that as long as BJP is there, neither can anyone abolish reservations nor can anyone mess with the nation's security."
Singh said Rahul's "baseless and misleading" statements during his foreign tour were extremely shameful and hurt the dignity of India. "Rahul has said the Sikh community in India is not allowed to wear turbans, they are being prevented from behaving according to their religion. This is completely baseless and far from the truth," he added. Singh said Rahul's claims on the India-China border dispute were also misleading.
Former Union minister Anurag Thakur dug out Congress's campaign for 1991 Lok Sabha election to say that opposition to quotas ran in Rahul's family.
"Whether it is supporting JKNC's anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on foreign platforms, Rahul has always threatened the nation's security and hurt sentiments," Shah wrote on X on a day when Khalistani secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun supported Rahul's allegation about Sikhs being denied their rights.
Shah said Rahul's statement had laid bare Congress's politics of causing rifts on the lines of regionalism, religion and language. "By speaking about abolishing reservations in the country, Rahul has once again brought Congress's anti-reservation face to the forefront. The thoughts that were in his mind eventually found their way out as words," the home minister said.
Shah further said, "I want to tell Rahul that as long as BJP is there, neither can anyone abolish reservations nor can anyone mess with the nation's security."
Singh said Rahul's "baseless and misleading" statements during his foreign tour were extremely shameful and hurt the dignity of India. "Rahul has said the Sikh community in India is not allowed to wear turbans, they are being prevented from behaving according to their religion. This is completely baseless and far from the truth," he added. Singh said Rahul's claims on the India-China border dispute were also misleading.
Former Union minister Anurag Thakur dug out Congress's campaign for 1991 Lok Sabha election to say that opposition to quotas ran in Rahul's family.
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