Confrontation erupts between Congress, BJP leaders after Gita Press wins Gandhi Peace Prize

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CHENNAI: The Centre’s determination to award the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 to the Gorakhpur-based Gita Press has ended in a disagreement between Congress and BJP leaders. 

Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh has known as the verdict a travesty. He mentioned it’s like awarding the likes of Savarkar and Godse, who if truth be told adverse Gandhi’s ideologies. 

Taking to Twitter, he referred to a guide printed in 2015 and mentioned that it reveals the stormy members of the family that the Gita Press had with the Mahatma. 

The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 has been conferred at the Gita Press at Gorakhpur which is celebrating its centenary this yr. There’s a very high quality biography from 2015 of this organisation via Akshaya Mukul during which he reveals the stormy members of the family it had with the Mahatma and the… %.twitter.com/PqoOXa90e6

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 18, 2023

On Sunday, the Union Ministry of Tradition introduced that the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 might be conferred to the Gorakhpur-based Gita Press for its “remarkable contribution against social, financial and political transformation thru non-violent and different Gandhian strategies”.

The ministry mentioned {that a} jury headed via Top Minister Narendra Modi had unanimously decided on Gita Press for the prize.

After information of the Gita Press successful the Gandhi Peace Prize used to be introduced, Top Minister Narendra Modi congratulated it at the success. 

“I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have got achieved commendable paintings over the past 100 years against furthering social and cultural transformations a number of the folks,” he mentioned in a tweet.

I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have got achieved commendable paintings over the past 100 years against furthering social and cultural transformations a number of the folks. @GitaPress https://t.co/B9DmkE9AvS

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2023

Amid the political row over the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021, Union House Minister Amit Shah lauded the Gita Press. 

“If India’s superb historic Sanatan tradition and base texts will also be learn simply nowadays, Gita Press has an incomparable contribution to this,” he tweeted.

भारत की गौरवशाली प्राचीन सनातन संस्कृति और आधार ग्रंथों को अगर आज सुलभता से पढ़ा जा सकता है तो इसमें गीता प्रेस का अतुलनीय योगदान है। 100 वर्षों से अधिक समय से गीता प्रेस रामचरित मानस से लेकर श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता जैसे कई पवित्र ग्रंथों को नि:स्वार्थ भाव से जन-जन तक पहुँचाने का अद्भुत…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 19, 2023

He additionally tweeted that Gita Press getting the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 is an honour for the “Bhagirath” works being achieved via them.

Assam Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday introduced a pointy assault at the grand previous birthday celebration.

Taking to Twitter, Sarma wrote: “With the win in Karnataka, Congress has now overtly unleashed a conflict towards India’s civilisational values and wealthy legacy, be it within the type of the repeal of anti-conversion regulation or complaint towards Gita Press. Folks of India will face up to this aggression and reassert our civilisation values with equivalent aggression.”

Reacting to the Congress’ complaint of the verdict to award the peace prize to the Gita Press, BJP MP and senior chief Ravishankar Prasad mentioned, “…What will also be anticipated from Congress that created hurdles at the trail to the development of Ram Temple? The one who opposes triple talaq…What will also be extra shameful than their remark at the Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press?”  

#WATCH | On Congress’ complaint of Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 conferred on Gita Press, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “…What will also be anticipated from Congress that created hurdles at the trail to the development of Ram Temple? The one who opposes triple talaq…What will also be extra… %.twitter.com/ZJXhVJAK44

— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2023

(with inputs from IANS)

CHENNAI: The Centre’s determination to award the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 to the Gorakhpur-based Gita Press has ended in a disagreement between Congress and BJP leaders. 

Senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh has known as the verdict a travesty. He mentioned it’s like awarding the likes of Savarkar and Godse, who if truth be told adverse Gandhi’s ideologies. 

Taking to Twitter, he referred to a guide printed in 2015 and mentioned that it reveals the stormy members of the family that the Gita Press had with the Mahatma.  googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-1687167573941-0′); );

The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 has been conferred at the Gita Press at Gorakhpur which is celebrating its centenary this yr. There’s a very high quality biography from 2015 of this organisation via Akshaya Mukul during which he reveals the stormy members of the family it had with the Mahatma and the… %.twitter.com/PqoOXa90e6
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 18, 2023
On Sunday, the Union Ministry of Tradition introduced that the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 might be conferred to the Gorakhpur-based Gita Press for its “remarkable contribution against social, financial and political transformation thru non-violent and different Gandhian strategies”.

The ministry mentioned {that a} jury headed via Top Minister Narendra Modi had unanimously decided on Gita Press for the prize.

After information of the Gita Press successful the Gandhi Peace Prize used to be introduced, Top Minister Narendra Modi congratulated it at the success. 

“I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have got achieved commendable paintings over the past 100 years against furthering social and cultural transformations a number of the folks,” he mentioned in a tweet.

I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have got achieved commendable paintings over the past 100 years against furthering social and cultural transformations a number of the folks. @GitaPress https://t.co/B9DmkE9AvS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2023
Amid the political row over the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021, Union House Minister Amit Shah lauded the Gita Press. 

“If India’s superb historic Sanatan tradition and base texts will also be learn simply nowadays, Gita Press has an incomparable contribution to this,” he tweeted.

भारत की गौरवशाली प्राचीन सनातन संस्कृति और आधार ग्रंथों को अगर आज सुलभता से पढ़ा जा सकता है तो इसमें गीता प्रेस का अतुलनीय योगदान है। 100 वर्षों से अधिक समय से गीता प्रेस रामचरित मानस से लेकर श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता जैसे कई पवित्र ग्रंथों को नि:स्वार्थ भाव से जन-जन तक पहुँचाने का अद्भुत…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) June 19, 2023
He additionally tweeted that Gita Press getting the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 is an honour for the “Bhagirath” works being achieved via them.

Assam Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday introduced a pointy assault at the grand previous birthday celebration.

Taking to Twitter, Sarma wrote: “With the win in Karnataka, Congress has now overtly unleashed a conflict towards India’s civilisational values and wealthy legacy, be it within the type of the repeal of anti-conversion regulation or complaint towards Gita Press. Folks of India will face up to this aggression and reassert our civilisation values with equivalent aggression.”

Reacting to the Congress’ complaint of the verdict to award the peace prize to the Gita Press, BJP MP and senior chief Ravishankar Prasad mentioned, “…What will also be anticipated from Congress that created hurdles at the trail to the development of Ram Temple? The one who opposes triple talaq…What will also be extra shameful than their remark at the Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press?”  

#WATCH | On Congress’ complaint of Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 conferred on Gita Press, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “…What will also be anticipated from Congress that created hurdles at the trail to the development of Ram Temple? The one who opposes triple talaq…What will also be extra… %.twitter.com/ZJXhVJAK44
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2023

(with inputs from IANS)