Rahul Gandhi – The Rise of Kashmir

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leading a “reign of fear” for the past 10 years and said scaring others and spreading fear is against the “spirit of India”.

“Narendra Modi has been leading the ‘reign of fear’ for the last 10 years! By taking control of all agencies, institutions and media, BJP has only spread fear in all sections of society. Farmers fear black laws, students fear paper leaks, youth fear unemployment, small traders fear wrong GST, demonetisation and raids, patriots fear projects like Agniveer, people of Manipur fear civil war,” Rahul Gandhi posted on X.

Rahul Gandhi also said that scaring others and spreading fear was against the “spirit of India”.

“That is why the people of the country wrested the majority from the BJP by giving it a mandate against the 'fear pack'. Scaring others and spreading fear is against the spirit of India. All our religions also teach the same thing: do not scare others,” he added.

The Congress leader said that as the Leader of the Opposition, it was his responsibility to place the united voice of India before the House, above my personal aspirations and opinions.

“We expect the government to consider the opposition as an ally and not an enemy and work together in the interest of the country. Jai Hind,” he said.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also shared a video of Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Modi quoting Rahul Gandhi's speech in Lok Sabha.

“Narendra Modi does not represent the whole of Hindu society. The BJP is not the whole of Hindu society, the RSS is not the whole of Hindu society. This is not the BJP’s contract,” Priyanka Gandhi.

The Lok Sabha witnessed an uproar over Rahul Gandhi's remarks regarding the Hindu community, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying the Congress leader should apologize for his remarks.

Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks for the President's speech, Rahul Gandhi took aim at the BJP-led government and claimed that there had been “a systematic attack” on the idea of ​​India.

“There has been a systematic and large-scale attack on the idea of ​​India, the Constitution and on the people who resisted the attack on the Constitution. Many of us have been personally attacked. Some leaders are still in prison. All those who resisted the idea of ​​concentration of power and wealth, aggression against the poor, Dalits and minorities were crushed. (…) I was attacked on the orders of the Indian government, on the orders of the Prime Minister of India… The most pleasant part of this attack was the 55 hours of interrogation by ED…” he said.

“Abhayamudra is the symbol of the Congress… Abhayamudra is the gesture of fearlessness, is the gesture of reassurance and security, which dispels fear and grants divine protection and happiness in Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and other Indian religions… All our great men have spoken of non-violence and doing away with fear… But those who call themselves Hindus only talk about violence, hatred, lies… Aap Hindu ho hi nahi,” the Congress leader said.

Home Minister Amit Shah took aim at Rahul Gandhi and said it was wrong to link the violence to any religion.

“The Opposition Leader categorically stated that those who call themselves Hindus talk about violence and commit acts of violence. Little does he know that millions of people proudly call themselves Hindus. Associating violence with religion is a mistake. He should apologize,” Amit Shah said.

Rahul Gandhi also said that the BJP does not represent the entire Hindu society.

“Narendra Modi does not represent the entire Hindu society. BJP is not the entire Hindu society, RSS is not the entire society, this is not the BJP's contract,” Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi also claimed that ministers were afraid to greet him in the presence of Prime Minister Modi.

The Prime Minister criticised Rahul Gandhi over his remarks and said democracy had taught him to take democracy seriously.

“Democracy and the Constitution have taught me that I must take the leader of the opposition seriously,” PM Modi said.

Rahul Gandhi, who made his maiden speech as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, also attacked the government over the Agniveer project. (ANI)