Union Minister Pralhad Joshi criticises Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks against BJP
Hubbali: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday lashed out at Congress party and its president Mallikarjun Kharge over the latter's remarks against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He said that BJP was for justice for all and appeasement to none.
"The people who shed tears for in the Batla House case, where a terrorist was dead. Sonia Gandhi shed tears for that terrorist. BJP is for justice for all and appeasement to none. This is our policy always and because they are seeing the bad dream of their defeat, they are talking all such nonsense," said Joshi.
Kharge had on Saturday accused the BJP and its leaders of giving provocative speeches and trying to mislead people by diverting their attention from real issues. He was in Nagpur to hold an election campaign for the upcoming assembly polls.
"They are giving provocative speeches and trying to mislead people by diverting their attention from the real issues. You should directly ask for votes. Why are you provoking people? Ask for votes on the basis of work (done). Some say that if we get divided, we will be killed (batenge to katenge)," Kharge said, adding that they are the killers of Mahatma Gandhi.
Kharge also sparked a row over his remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath. Although he didn't take his name, Kharge said that many of the leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians and some have even become Chief Ministers.
"Many leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians. Some have even become chief ministers. They wear 'gerua' clothes and have no hair on their heads...I would say to the BJP, either wear white clothes or if you are a sanyasi wear 'gerua' clothes, then get out of politics. On the one hand, you wear 'gerua' clothes and on the other hand, you say 'batoge toh katogey'...They are spreading hatred among the people and trying to divide them...," Kharge said.
Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday said that being anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan was in the Congress' DNA.
Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla also questioned Congress over Kharge's remarks on sadhus. "This is the true philosophy and DNA of Congress which is anti-Hindu and anti-Sanatan. Therefore, Congress is now saying that those who wear 'gerua' and saffron, the clothes of a sadhu should not come into politics but will they ever say this about Maulana and Maulvi? This is the same Congress that spoke about 'saffron terrorism', and 'Hindu terror'...they will never say such things about other faiths, it shows how Congress hurt the Hindu faith for votes of their votebank...they consider 'batoge toh katogey' as communal and vote jihad as secular," the BJP spokesperson said.
