BJP on Saturday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He was accused of doing appeasement politics in the case of murder of a Dalit youth during Holi in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. BJP national spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan accused Rahul Gandhi of political opportunism. Also claimed that whenever a choice has to be made between social justice and minority appeasement, he (Rahul) always favors minority appeasement.
He also raised questions on Rahul Gandhi not visiting Uttam Nagar after the murder of the Dalit youth. Paswan said at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters here, ‘The Uttam Nagar incident proves one thing: whenever there is a choice between social justice, constitutional values ​​and minority appeasement, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have always chosen the path of appeasement.’
Paswan said, ‘The Uttam Nagar incident proves that when there is a choice between social justice, constitutional values ​​and appeasement, Rahul Gandhi and Congress always choose appeasement.’
Rahul Gandhi accused BJP of spreading hatred
This statement of BJP has come at a time when Rahul Gandhi, in a post made on social media platform ‘X’, had accused BJP of spreading hatred and violence regarding this matter. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said, ‘The people of Uttam Nagar have paid a heavy price for the violence. On one hand, a young man named Tarun lost his life. On the other hand, an entire family is facing harassment. They don’t want any more bloodshed.
Rahul alleged, ‘Only BJP and its system want violence, which does politics on the fire of division by spreading hatred at every opportunity.’
The Congress leader said that BJP wants to keep the country embroiled in Hindu-Muslim divide so that people do not ask questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on issues like national security, energy and food security. He appealed to the people of Delhi not to fall prey to any provocation and maintain unity. Responding to Rahul’s allegations, Paswan said that he only pretended to be sensitive by posting the statement several days after the incident.
BJP said- silence on the murder of Dalit youth
The BJP leader said, ‘When a Dalit youth was murdered, you remained silent, but you had gone to meet the family of Mohammad Akhlaq.’
Paswan alleged that appeasement has become ‘institutionalized’ in the Congress and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra react only after seeing political opportunities. Accusing the Congress of having ‘anti-Dalit thinking’, he said that today’s Dalit does not want just symbolic politics but real participation in governance and administration.
Dalit people do not get admission in Muslim universities: Paswan
Referring to Ranganath Mishra Committee and Sachar Committee, Paswan claimed that Scheduled Castes do not get reservation in admission and recruitment in institutions like Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. He also criticized the Congress’ stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that this law benefits oppressed minorities from neighboring countries, including Dalits.
Congress did not give Bharat Ratna to Ambedkar for a long time: Paswan
Paswan also said that Congress did not give Bharat Ratna to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar for a long time, whereas he got this honor during the non-Congress government. Citing the example of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram, he alleged that Congress had historically marginalized the Dalit leadership.
It is noteworthy that Tarun, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, died after being seriously injured in a dispute during Holi between two communities in JJ Colony of Uttam Nagar on March 4. This dispute started between two families and later turned into a clash between several people.
