Shah also said that a mandate should also be developed that no one dares to raise such anti-national slogans in future.
BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition parties to make their stand clear in Parliament whether “anti-national slogans”allegedly raised in JNU in the name of “freedom of expression” should be tolerated or not. In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, who had joined the agitating JNU students, Shah alleged that he was supporting the forces dividing the country for “votebank politics”.
“Rahulji don’t stoop so low for votebank politics. The country got freedom due to the sacrifice of thousands of martyrs. You are supporting the forces dividing the country in the name of freedom of speech,” he said “Today debate is being held in the Parliament whether raising anti-national slogans should be tolerated in the name of freedom of speech or not. I want to ask Congress whether those raising slogans like ‘Afzal Guru tere hatrayre zinda hain’ and ‘Bharat ke tukde honge’ were traitors or not,” Shah said and asked Rahul to clarify before the people whether he supports the “anti-national slogans”. “If he does not support such slogans, he should dare to condemn them,” Shah said, adding that “BJP condemns such slogans and our party will never support such acts”. Addressing a public meeting after unveiling the statue of 11th century king of Shravasti, Raja Suheldeo in Bahraich district, Shah said, “India got freedom due to the sacrifices made by millions but today if you support those who threaten to break the country in the name of freedom of expression, you will have to answer the nation”. The BJP leader said that Narendra Modi government has launched a campaign for development and growth of the nation but Opposition was creating hurdles and is not letting the Parliament function. Describing the contribution of Raja Suheldeo, Shah said his name is taken with pride not only in Uttar Pradesh but the entire country. Shah said when a foreign mercenary, Salar Gazi (Ghaznavid general and nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni), came to destroy Surajkund, Suheldeo thwarted his mission and destroyed Ghazi’s entire army. He said by unveiling Suheldeo’s statue a message would be sent to every village and coming generations about how mercernaries can be defeated. Suheldeo is mentioned in Mirat-i-Masudi, a 17th-century Persian-language historical romance. Twentieth century onwards, various Hindu nationalist groups have characterized him as a Dalit Hindu king who defeated a Muslim invader.
BJP chief Amit Shah Wednesday asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition parties to make their stand clear in Parliament whether “anti-national slogans”allegedly raised in JNU in the name of “freedom of expression” should be tolerated or not. In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, who had joined the agitating JNU students, Shah alleged that he was supporting the forces dividing the country for “votebank politics”.
“Rahulji don’t stoop so low for votebank politics. The country got freedom due to the sacrifice of thousands of martyrs. You are supporting the forces dividing the country in the name of freedom of speech,” he said “Today debate is being held in the Parliament whether raising anti-national slogans should be tolerated in the name of freedom of speech or not. I want to ask Congress whether those raising slogans like ‘Afzal Guru tere hatrayre zinda hain’ and ‘Bharat ke tukde honge’ were traitors or not,” Shah said and asked Rahul to clarify before the people whether he supports the “anti-national slogans”. “If he does not support such slogans, he should dare to condemn them,” Shah said, adding that “BJP condemns such slogans and our party will never support such acts”. Addressing a public meeting after unveiling the statue of 11th century king of Shravasti, Raja Suheldeo in Bahraich district, Shah said, “India got freedom due to the sacrifices made by millions but today if you support those who threaten to break the country in the name of freedom of expression, you will have to answer the nation”. The BJP leader said that Narendra Modi government has launched a campaign for development and growth of the nation but Opposition was creating hurdles and is not letting the Parliament function. Describing the contribution of Raja Suheldeo, Shah said his name is taken with pride not only in Uttar Pradesh but the entire country. Shah said when a foreign mercenary, Salar Gazi (Ghaznavid general and nephew of Mahmud of Ghazni), came to destroy Surajkund, Suheldeo thwarted his mission and destroyed Ghazi’s entire army. He said by unveiling Suheldeo’s statue a message would be sent to every village and coming generations about how mercernaries can be defeated. Suheldeo is mentioned in Mirat-i-Masudi, a 17th-century Persian-language historical romance. Twentieth century onwards, various Hindu nationalist groups have characterized him as a Dalit Hindu king who defeated a Muslim invader.
