Chief of Opposition Rahul Gandhi typically wades into troubled water for his remarks made on international soil. The chief of the opposition has been below assault from the BJP over his comment associated to ‘Sikhs’. Whereas he was below hearth from the BJP, the LoP has now obtained help from an unprecedented quarter that he might not like.
Khalistani terrorist and chief of ‘Sikhs For Justice’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has mentioned that Rahul Gandhi’s remarks justified the ‘Khalistan Referendum’ marketing campaign being run by the SFJ. Pannun described Rahul’s assertion on the existential threats confronted by Sikhs in India as each daring and groundbreaking, emphasizing that it’s rooted within the historic realities Sikhs have endured below successive Indian regimes since 1947. He added that Rahul’s remarks additionally align with SFJ’s place advocating for a Punjab independence referendum to ascertain a Sikh homeland, Khalistan. “Rahul Gandhi’s assertion…..corroborates SFJ’s stance on the justification for Punjab independence referendum to ascertain Sikh homeland Khalistan,” mentioned Pannun.
This, nonetheless, offered BJP leaders with yet one more alternative to criticize Rahul Gandhi. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi remarked that Rahul’s newest statements display his shift from making ‘infantile feedback’ to partaking in ‘harmful and mischievous actions’. Referring to Pannun’s reward of Rahul Gandhi, Sudhanshu Trivedi remarked that the Congress chief has ‘added a brand new pal to his listing of anti-India allies’. Trivedi additional acknowledged, “There’s an previous saying: ‘King James I used to be the wisest idiot in Christendom.’ For my part, the identical may be mentioned about Rahul Gandhi on the subject of ‘Congressdom.'”
“It’s for the primary time within the historical past of India {that a} chief of the opposition has met a declared anti-India lawmaker and expressed his candy emotions. He has met US lawmaker Ilhan Omar, who’s notorious for her anti-India stand and statements,” mentioned Trivedi.
House Minister Amit Shah additionally criticised the Congress chief’s feedback, saying that talking ‘anti-national’ issues has turn into a behavior of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress celebration. Shah mentioned in a publish on X, “Talking anti-national issues and standing with forces that break the nation has turn into a behavior of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress celebration. Whether or not it’s supporting the anti-national and anti-reservation agenda of JKNC in Jammu and Kashmir, or talking anti-India issues on international boards, Rahul Gandhi has at all times harm the safety and sentiments of the nation.”
Throughout his interplay with the Indian diaspora within the US, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that the struggle is about whether or not a Sikh goes to be allowed to put on a turban in India and would be capable to go to a Gurdwara. “To start with, you need to perceive what the struggle is about. The struggle is just not about politics. It’s superficial. What’s your identify? The struggle is about whether or not he, as a Sikh, goes to be allowed to put on his turban in India. Or he as a Sikh goes to be allowed to put on a kada in India. Or a Sikh goes to have the ability to go to Gurdwara. That is what the struggle is about and never only for him, for all religions,” the LoP had mentioned.
