By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday stepped up its assault towards the Congress over its chief Shivraj Patil’s declare that Bhagavad Gita additionally spoke of jihad, announcing that that is yet another try to smear Hindutva via the opposition birthday celebration, which disassociated itself from the remarks, terming them as “unacceptable”.
The Congress additionally stated the previous governor and previous Union house minister has clarified his feedback and asserted that Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilization.
Attacking the Congress, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi demanded that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge or its chief Sonia Gandhi must reply to Patil’s feedback.
He famous that Mahatma Gandhi in his observation at the Hindu epic had described it as a supply of ‘Anasakti Yoga’ (selfless motion) whilst Bal Gangadhar Tilak expounded his philosophy of ‘Karma Yoga’ via his find out about of Gita and added that Congress leaders now see jihad in it.
BJP nationwide spokesperson Prem Shukla alleged that Congress has lengthy been concerned within the conspiracy to “insult Hindu, Hindutva and Hindustan” and Patil’s remarks are but some other bankruptcy against this.
Congress leaders prior to now have drawn a parallel between Hindutva with terror organisations like Boko Haram and Taliban, he alleged.
Former Union ministers Sushilkumar Shinde and P Chidambaram had spoken about “saffron terror”, he stated.
Gita is the philosophy of humanity, Shukla asserted.
The BJP additionally accused the Congress birthday celebration of taking part in vote financial institution politics.
With the BJP seizing on Patil’s remarks to nook it, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to provide the birthday celebration’s view.
“My senior colleague Shivraj Patil reportedly made some feedback on Bhagavad Gita that is unacceptable. Due to this fact, he clarified. The Congress’s stand is apparent. Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation,” he stated.
He additionally shared on Twitter excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru’s e-book ‘The Discovery of India’, through which the previous high minister wrote: “The message of the Gita isn’t sectarian or addressed to any specific college of idea. It’s common in its manner for everybody, Brahmin or outcaste. ‘All paths result in me,’ it says. It’s on account of this universality that it has discovered favour with all categories and faculties.”
Patil on Thursday claimed that the idea that of jihad used to be no longer simply in Islam but additionally in Bhagavad Gita and Christianity.
Talking on the release of Congress veteran and previous Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, Patil, additionally a former Lok Sabha Speaker, stated it’s stated there may be a large number of dialogue of jihad within the faith of Islam. The idea that involves the fore when regardless of having the correct intentions and doing the correct factor, no one understands or reciprocates, then it’s stated one can use power, he stated.
“It isn’t simply in Quran, however in Mahabharata additionally, the section in Gita, Shri Krishna additionally talks of jihad to Arjun and this factor is not only in Quran or Gita but additionally in Christianity,” he claimed in his remarks in Hindi.
Reacting to Patil’s feedback, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday tweeted,”after AAP’s Gopal Italia & Rajendra Good friend, to not be outdone in Hindu hatred & vote financial institution politics, Congress’ Shivraj Patil says Shri Krishna taught ‘Jihad’ to Arjun! “Congress coined Hindu/Saffron terror, adversarial Ram Mandir, Puzzled Ram JI’s life, stated Hindutva=ISIS,” Poonawalla tweeted.
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday stepped up its assault towards the Congress over its chief Shivraj Patil’s declare that Bhagavad Gita additionally spoke of jihad, announcing that that is yet another try to smear Hindutva via the opposition birthday celebration, which disassociated itself from the remarks, terming them as “unacceptable”.
The Congress additionally stated the previous governor and previous Union house minister has clarified his feedback and asserted that Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilization.
Attacking the Congress, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi demanded that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge or its chief Sonia Gandhi must reply to Patil’s feedback.
He famous that Mahatma Gandhi in his observation at the Hindu epic had described it as a supply of ‘Anasakti Yoga’ (selfless motion) whilst Bal Gangadhar Tilak expounded his philosophy of ‘Karma Yoga’ via his find out about of Gita and added that Congress leaders now see jihad in it.
BJP nationwide spokesperson Prem Shukla alleged that Congress has lengthy been concerned within the conspiracy to “insult Hindu, Hindutva and Hindustan” and Patil’s remarks are but some other bankruptcy against this.
Congress leaders prior to now have drawn a parallel between Hindutva with terror organisations like Boko Haram and Taliban, he alleged.
Former Union ministers Sushilkumar Shinde and P Chidambaram had spoken about “saffron terror”, he stated.
Gita is the philosophy of humanity, Shukla asserted.
The BJP additionally accused the Congress birthday celebration of taking part in vote financial institution politics.
With the BJP seizing on Patil’s remarks to nook it, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to provide the birthday celebration’s view.
“My senior colleague Shivraj Patil reportedly made some feedback on Bhagavad Gita that is unacceptable. Due to this fact, he clarified. The Congress’s stand is apparent. Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation,” he stated.
He additionally shared on Twitter excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru’s e-book ‘The Discovery of India’, through which the previous high minister wrote: “The message of the Gita isn’t sectarian or addressed to any specific college of idea. It’s common in its manner for everybody, Brahmin or outcaste. ‘All paths result in me,’ it says. It’s on account of this universality that it has discovered favour with all categories and faculties.”
Patil on Thursday claimed that the idea that of jihad used to be no longer simply in Islam but additionally in Bhagavad Gita and Christianity.
Talking on the release of Congress veteran and previous Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, Patil, additionally a former Lok Sabha Speaker, stated it’s stated there may be a large number of dialogue of jihad within the faith of Islam. The idea that involves the fore when regardless of having the correct intentions and doing the correct factor, no one understands or reciprocates, then it’s stated one can use power, he stated.
“It isn’t simply in Quran, however in Mahabharata additionally, the section in Gita, Shri Krishna additionally talks of jihad to Arjun and this factor is not only in Quran or Gita but additionally in Christianity,” he claimed in his remarks in Hindi.
Reacting to Patil’s feedback, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Thursday tweeted,”after AAP’s Gopal Italia & Rajendra Good friend, to not be outdone in Hindu hatred & vote financial institution politics, Congress’ Shivraj Patil says Shri Krishna taught ‘Jihad’ to Arjun! “Congress coined Hindu/Saffron terror, adversarial Ram Mandir, Puzzled Ram JI’s life, stated Hindutva=ISIS,” Poonawalla tweeted.
