Rahul Gandhi Hindu Remark Row: There is a lot of noise over Rahul Gandhi’s Hindu statement. Many BJP leaders have shared a 10 second video and tried to prove Rahul to be anti-Hindu. Many other people have also spoken against Rahul.
Rahul Gandhi Lok Sabha: Call it someone’s bad luck or the negative aspect of social media. Video clips go viral very quickly and do their job. Many videos of Rahul Gandhi go viral. Sometimes a 10 second, sometimes a 12 second clip is shared and creates an atmosphere. The power of a small clip is so much that it can prove anyone to be anti-religion, anti-sect, even anti-national. One such video has been viral since a few hours ago. Anyone who sees that video can say without much thinking that Rahul Gandhi has insulted Hindus. Is this really the case? Did Rahul really speak against Hindus while speaking in the Lok Sabha as the Leader of the Opposition? Did Rahul, who came with a picture of Lord Shiva, call Hindus violent? Before reaching any conclusion, we need to watch the entire video. You will find a 22-second or 2-minute clip on social media, but you will not be able to understand the whole thing in 10 seconds. You decide for yourself.
It shows that Rahul Gandhi, raising his hand and pointing towards the ruling party i.e. BJP, says, ‘And those who call themselves Hindus, they talk about violence, violence, violence 24 hours a day… hatred, hatred, hatred… untruth, untruth, untruth.’ If someone listens to the audio of this, he will feel that Rahul has spoken against the entire Hindu society, but is it really so?
Now watch the entire video
Rahul Gandhi is saying, ‘There are three foundational ideas in the history of India. Modi ji said in one of his speeches that India did not attack anyone. The reason for this is because this country is a country of non-violence. This country is not a country of fear. All our great men talked about non-violence. Talked about eradicating fear. Don’t be afraid, don’t scare… Don’t be afraid, don’t scare. On the other hand, Shivji says don’t be afraid, don’t scare. He shows Abhay Mudra. He talks about non-violence. He buries his trident in the ground… (gesturing towards BJP members with both hands) and those who call themselves Hindus, they keep on talking 24 hours a day about violence-violence, hatred-hatred, hatred… untruth, untruth, untruth.’ (There was noise on this. Members of the ruling party stood up, opposition members also stood up.) Rahul further said, ‘You are not a Hindu at all.’ Till then the PM was seated.
Rahul further said, ‘It is clearly written in Hindu religion. One should stand with the truth. One should not step back from the truth. One should not be afraid of the truth. Non-violence is our symbol. Abhay Mudra, do it like this. (He makes a hand gesture)’ Now watch the video. At that time the clock of Sansad TV was showing 14.29.
What did the PM say standing up then?
The uproar over Rahul’s comment was increasing. Rahul said that he is shouting because the arrow has hit his heart. At 14.32, Rahul was about to speak further when PM Modi stood up. He said, ‘This topic is very serious. Calling the entire Hindu society violent is a serious topic.’
On hearing this, the opposition members started making noise. Rahul shouted – BJP, you. No, no, no… Narendra Modi ji is not the entire Hindu society. BJP is not the entire Hindu society. RSS is not the entire Hindu society. The noise increased. Rahul stood up and said that all of them are Hindus here.
Amidst the uproar, Rahul speaks again at 14.42. He said, ‘If you look at the picture of Shivaji, you can see that Hindus cannot spread fear, Hindus cannot spread violence (PM is smiling at that time) Hindus cannot spread hatred and BJP spreads hatred-violence, hatred-violence, hatred-violence 24 hours a day.’
This morning it was revealed that whatever Rahul Gandhi had said about Hinduism, that statement has been removed from the proceedings of the House. Watch Rahul Gandhi’s full speech below.
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