Seeking to defend
Rahul Gandhi
‘s ‘Hindu’ remarks,
Congress
leader K C Venugopal on Tuesday said BJP functionaries were not believers in Hinduism, but only used religion to polarise the electorate and win elections.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address, he said BJP projected the PM as bigger than god, which was the biggest anti-Hindu statement.
“Nobody is bigger than god as per Hindu tradition. That is why god punished you in this election,” he said.
Gandhi on Monday had slammed BJP, saying, “You are not Hindus. It is clearly written in Hinduism that one should stand with the truth and not back down from the truth or be scared of it.” He also accused BJP of dividing people on communal lines.
Referring to the mention of the words “stable” and “complete majority” in the President’s address, Venugopal said the use of these words reflected govt’s insecurity. tnn
Alleging that BJP could get 240 seats “with the clear support” of central agencies, Venugopal said, “If these (agencies) would not have helped you, you would have got no more than 140 seats.” tnn
