Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who’s within the United States referred to as the Indian Union Muslim League a ‘secular’ social gathering inviting the scorn of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) members, and inciting a spat between rivals Congress and the saffron social gathering. Congress took to historic precedents and reality examine to hit again at BJP of their criticism of the previous MP of Wayanad and his remarks.
Here’s looking on the controversy
Rahul Gandhi calls Muslim League ‘secular’
On a tour to the US, Gandhi informed reporters in Washington that the Muslim League is a totally secular social gathering and there’s nothing non-secular about it. He was answering a query about his social gathering’ alliance with the regional social gathering in Kerala.
The Indian Union Muslim League, is an ally of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala. Rahul Gandhi represented Wayanad within the Lok Sabha earlier than being disqualified from Parliament.
How BJP reacted
Amit Malviya calls Rahul Gandhi ‘disingenuous and sinister’
BJP I-T division head Amit Malviya stated, “Jinnah’s Muslim League, the social gathering chargeable for India’s partition, on spiritual traces, in response to Rahul Gandhi is a ‘secular’ social gathering. Rahul Gandhi, although poorly learn, is just being disingenuous and sinister right here. It can be his compulsion to stay acceptable in Wayanad.”
Kiran Rijiju echoes Malviya
Taking to Twitter, BJP chief Kiren Rijiju and former union minister of Law stated, “Jinnah’s Muslim League is a secular social gathering? The social gathering chargeable for India’s partition on spiritual traces is a secular social gathering? Extremely unlucky that some individuals in India nonetheless contemplate the one who helps the Muslim League as Secular!”
Anurag Thakur says ‘Rahul Gandhi sees Hindu terrorism however feels Muslim League is secular’
“These are the identical individuals who had stayed again after partition. They shaped the Muslim League right here after partition and have become MPs. They advocated for Sharia legislation, needed separate seats reserved for Muslims. They are the identical people who find themselves half of the identical Muslim League. It is Rahul Gandhi and the Congress that sees Hindu terrorism however feels Muslim League is secular,” Union minister Anurag Thakur stated.
Sudhanshu Trivedi hyperlinks IUML to Jinnah’s Muslim League
BJP nationwide spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed a hyperlink between the regional social gathering and Jinnah’s outfit, which allegedly spearheaded the partition stir amongst Muslims. He famous that Jinnah’s social gathering had swept the pre-Independence provincial polls in Madras presidency, of which immediately’s Kerala was then an element.
Congress hits again at BJP with information
The Congress on Friday hit again on the BJP over its criticism of Rahul Gandhi for calling the Indian Union Muslim League “fully secular”.
Grand outdated social gathering invokes Advani’s ‘reward’ for Jinnah
Congress stated that the social gathering Rahul Gandhi referred to was completely different from the Muslim League, for which the BJP has “extra love” and whose chief Muhammad Ali Jinnah was hailed by L Okay Advani.
Congress retorts with historical past
The Opposition social gathering additionally stated that it want to remind the BJP that Hindu Mahasabha president Shyama Prasad Mookerjee aligned with Jinnah’s Muslim League to type the federal government in Bengal throughout the British rule.
In a tweet, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was in league with the Muslim League within the authorities in Bengal when (Mahatma) Gandhiji launched Quit India motion. SPM was singularly chargeable for the partition of Bengal.”
Congress factors out misunderstanding by Amit Malviya
Congress chief Amitabh Dubey slammed BJP IT division head Amit Malviya for his criticism of Gandhi, saying “You’re complicated the Kerala-based IUML he’s speaking about with Jinnah’s Muslim League that took Savarkar’s two-nation concept to its logical conclusion.”
“The similar Muslim League with whom BJP founder SP Mukherjee and Hindu Mahasabha shaped coalition governments in Bengal, Sind, NWFP (North-West Frontier Province),” Dubey stated.
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Updated: 02 Jun 2023, 07:08 PM IST
