"Congress is led by divisive mind, Maoist and anti-Hindu thought...": BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad

Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Shakti' remark, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that Congress is led by a divisive mindset and is inspired by Maoist and anti-Hindu thoughts.

Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his 'Shakti' remark, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday that Congress is led by a divisive mindset and is inspired by Maoist and anti-Hindu thoughts. Ravi Shankar Prasad also questioned whether Wayanad MP has the courage to speak in the same language as other religions, adding that Congress is no longer influenced by the doctrine and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.

"We thought that he would realise his mistake. But even after a day, there have been no efforts to rectify the statement. His coterie of spokespersons were looking for meaning in his remark and attempting to justify it. The Congress party under Rahul Gandhi is no longer the Congress party imbued with the doctrine and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. This is a Congress party led by a divisive mind, Maoist thought and anti-Hindu thought. Rahul Gandhi is completely in the sway of these elements," Ravi Shankar Prasad said while addressing a press conference. "Rahul Gandhi, do you have the courage to speak in the same derogatory terms with regard to the fundamental principles of faith of other religious thoughts or gods?" he added.

Rahul Gandhi, in his comments made on Sunday in Mumbai, said, "There is a word 'Shakti' (might) in Hinduism. We are fighting against a Shakti (might of the state). The question is, what is that, Shakti and what does it entail for us? The soul and integrity of EVMs have been traded to the King (Modi). This is a fact. Not just EVMs but every autonomous institution of the country, be it the ED, CBI, or Income Tax Department, have traded their spines to the Centre." PM Modi has attacked the INDIA bloc over Rahul Gandhi's "Shakti' remarks made at a rally in Mumbai on Sunday.

In his remarks at the Salem rally on Tuesday, PM Modi accused the INDIA bloc leaders of "deliberately insulting" Hindu dharma and said that the opposition's leader's every statement against the religion is very "well thought out." "During their first rally in Mumbai, they made statements about destroying 'Shakti', about fighting against 'Shakti'. Their statement has been a sheer insult to the Hindu religion, Hindu faith," he said.

However, the Waynad MP later stated that his remarks were being distorted and that they were intended only for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Modi Ji does not like my words, he always tries to change their meaning by twisting them in some way or another because he knows that I have spoken a deep truth. The power that I mentioned, the power that we are fighting, it's mask is none other than Modi ji," the Congress leader posted on X.

Congress leader Pawan Khera launched a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, saying that now this country will not be run by "Aasuri Shakti (demonic power)" but by "Devi Shaki" (divine power)". "This election will be between divine power and demonic power and the victory will be of divine power," he said in a post on X. (ANI)

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