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  • Congress, BJP business barbs over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘IUML utterly secular’ statement

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi’s statement that IUML is a “utterly secular celebration” caused a political slugfest on Friday with the BJP alleging that the Kerala-based celebration is guided through the similar mindset which used to be in the back of the Muslim League and the Congress reminding the saffron celebration about its veteran chief LK Advani’s reward for Mohammad Ali Jinnah all the way through his 2005 Pakistan seek advice from.

    Gandhi, all the way through a media interplay on the Nationwide Press Membership in Washington, US, used to be requested about his celebration being in alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala whilst speaking about secularism, to which he replied “Muslim League is an absolutely secular celebration. There’s not anything non-secular in regards to the Muslim League.”

    Gandhi’s statement drew a pointy reaction from the BJP as its leaders alleged that the IUML is guided through the similar mindset which used to be in the back of Jinnah’s All India Muslim League.

    Launching a scathing assault towards Gandhi, Union minister Anurag Thakur stated, “those are the similar individuals who had stayed again after partition. They shaped the Muslim League hereafter partition and turned into MPs. They advocated for Sharia regulation and sought after separate seats reserved for Muslims. They’re the similar people who find themselves a part of the similar Muslim League. It’s Rahul Gandhi and the Congress that see Hindu terrorism however really feel Muslim League is secular. “

    In a counter-attack, the Congress stated the celebration Gandhi referred to used to be other from the Muslim League, for which the BJP has “extra love” and whose chief Jinnah used to be hailed through Advani.

    In a tweet, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “Syama Prasad Mookerjee used to be in league with the Muslim League within the executive in Bengal when (Mahatma) Gandhiji introduced Surrender India motion. SPM used to be singularly chargeable for the partition of Bengal.”

    He additionally tagged a tweet through Congress chief Amitabh Dubey who had slammed BJP IT division head Amit Malviya for his grievance of Gandhi, pronouncing “You might be complicated the Kerala-based IUML he’s speaking about with Jinnah’s Muslim League that took Savarkar’s two-nation idea to its logical conclusion.”

    “The similar Muslim League with whom BJP founder SP Mookerjee and Hindu Mahasabha shaped coalition governments in Bengal, Sind, NWFP (North-West Frontier Province),” Dubey stated.

    Congress’ media division head Pawan Khera hit out on the BJP over its grievance and stated the BJP-RSS have extra wisdom of Pakistan’s politics and Jinnah’s Muslim League as they proportion a ancient ‘jugalbandi’. He stated the NDA executive led through Atal Bihari Vajpayee had despatched IUML chief E Ahamed to Geneva to constitute India.

    “IUML established the most important Sanskrit College in Kerala. The BJP additionally made an alliance with IUML for Nagpur Municipal Company. The omniscient Vishwaguru of WhatsApp nursery, please enrich your wisdom,” Khera claimed in a tweet in Hindi.

    In the meantime, the IUML welcomed Gandhi’s commentary that the Kerala-based celebration is totally secular, pronouncing the Congress chief’s statement got here from his celebration’s enjoy.

    “Rahul Gandhi’s commentary that the Muslim League is a mundane celebration is in response to his celebration’s enjoy. We have a look at it with nice duty. The Muslim League’s shut courting with Congress dates again to the times of Indira Gandhi,” IUML basic secretary P Ok Kunhalikutty stated in a Fb submit.

    BJP nationwide spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed a hyperlink between the regional celebration and Jinnah’s outfit, which spearheaded the partition stir amongst Muslims.

    “For the Congress, events reminiscent of AIMIM, Muslim League and Indian Secular Entrance, a West Bengal celebration shaped through a Muslim cleric, are secular and the PFI, a banned radical Islamic organisation, is a cultural frame,” he stated.

    Mocking Gandhi, the BJP chief stated his declare raises a query mark on his knowledge.

    Reacting to the BJP’s grievance, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh stated the celebration Gandhi referred to is IUML which is a registered political celebration in India.

    “Is a registered celebration in India now not a mundane celebration? Does the Election Fee get ineligible events registered? I wish to remind the BJP that this isn’t the celebration with which Syama Prasad Mookerjee aligned to shape the federal government in Bengal,” Vallabh stated at a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here.

    “That Muslim League of Jinnah is other, with which you shaped the federal government. Rahul Gandhi has now not mentioned that Muslim League however the factor is that you’ve got extra love for that celebration, subsequently, you assume that the celebration being mentioned is the only whose chief used to be Jinnah,” he stated, slamming the BJP.

    Vallabh stated he wish to inform the BJP folks that the previous Congress leader used to be now not speaking in regards to the Muslim League of Jinnah on whose mausoleum in Pakistan, BJP co-founder Advani had hailed him and known as him “secular”.

    In 2005, Advani visited Pakistan and praised the neighbouring nation’s founder Jinnah, triggering grievance from inside of his personal celebration.

    Hitting out on the BJP leaders for his or her grievance, Vallabh stated, “so all those that nowadays are speaking about IUML must cross and ask Advani ji,” he stated.

    NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi’s statement that IUML is a “utterly secular celebration” caused a political slugfest on Friday with the BJP alleging that the Kerala-based celebration is guided through the similar mindset which used to be in the back of the Muslim League and the Congress reminding the saffron celebration about its veteran chief LK Advani’s reward for Mohammad Ali Jinnah all the way through his 2005 Pakistan seek advice from.

    Gandhi, all the way through a media interplay on the Nationwide Press Membership in Washington, US, used to be requested about his celebration being in alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala whilst speaking about secularism, to which he replied “Muslim League is an absolutely secular celebration. There’s not anything non-secular in regards to the Muslim League.”

    Gandhi’s statement drew a pointy reaction from the BJP as its leaders alleged that the IUML is guided through the similar mindset which used to be in the back of Jinnah’s All India Muslim League.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    Launching a scathing assault towards Gandhi, Union minister Anurag Thakur stated, “those are the similar individuals who had stayed again after partition. They shaped the Muslim League hereafter partition and turned into MPs. They advocated for Sharia regulation and sought after separate seats reserved for Muslims. They’re the similar people who find themselves a part of the similar Muslim League. It’s Rahul Gandhi and the Congress that see Hindu terrorism however really feel Muslim League is secular. ”

    In a counter-attack, the Congress stated the celebration Gandhi referred to used to be other from the Muslim League, for which the BJP has “extra love” and whose chief Jinnah used to be hailed through Advani.

    In a tweet, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “Syama Prasad Mookerjee used to be in league with the Muslim League within the executive in Bengal when (Mahatma) Gandhiji introduced Surrender India motion. SPM used to be singularly chargeable for the partition of Bengal.”

    He additionally tagged a tweet through Congress chief Amitabh Dubey who had slammed BJP IT division head Amit Malviya for his grievance of Gandhi, pronouncing “You might be complicated the Kerala-based IUML he’s speaking about with Jinnah’s Muslim League that took Savarkar’s two-nation idea to its logical conclusion.”

    “The similar Muslim League with whom BJP founder SP Mookerjee and Hindu Mahasabha shaped coalition governments in Bengal, Sind, NWFP (North-West Frontier Province),” Dubey stated.

    Congress’ media division head Pawan Khera hit out on the BJP over its grievance and stated the BJP-RSS have extra wisdom of Pakistan’s politics and Jinnah’s Muslim League as they proportion a ancient ‘jugalbandi’. He stated the NDA executive led through Atal Bihari Vajpayee had despatched IUML chief E Ahamed to Geneva to constitute India.

    “IUML established the most important Sanskrit College in Kerala. The BJP additionally made an alliance with IUML for Nagpur Municipal Company. The omniscient Vishwaguru of WhatsApp nursery, please enrich your wisdom,” Khera claimed in a tweet in Hindi.

    In the meantime, the IUML welcomed Gandhi’s commentary that the Kerala-based celebration is totally secular, pronouncing the Congress chief’s statement got here from his celebration’s enjoy.

    “Rahul Gandhi’s commentary that the Muslim League is a mundane celebration is in response to his celebration’s enjoy. We have a look at it with nice duty. The Muslim League’s shut courting with Congress dates again to the times of Indira Gandhi,” IUML basic secretary P Ok Kunhalikutty stated in a Fb submit.

    BJP nationwide spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed a hyperlink between the regional celebration and Jinnah’s outfit, which spearheaded the partition stir amongst Muslims.

    “For the Congress, events reminiscent of AIMIM, Muslim League and Indian Secular Entrance, a West Bengal celebration shaped through a Muslim cleric, are secular and the PFI, a banned radical Islamic organisation, is a cultural frame,” he stated.

    Mocking Gandhi, the BJP chief stated his declare raises a query mark on his knowledge.

    Reacting to the BJP’s grievance, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh stated the celebration Gandhi referred to is IUML which is a registered political celebration in India.

    “Is a registered celebration in India now not a mundane celebration? Does the Election Fee get ineligible events registered? I wish to remind the BJP that this isn’t the celebration with which Syama Prasad Mookerjee aligned to shape the federal government in Bengal,” Vallabh stated at a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here.

    “That Muslim League of Jinnah is other, with which you shaped the federal government. Rahul Gandhi has now not mentioned that Muslim League however the factor is that you’ve got extra love for that celebration, subsequently, you assume that the celebration being mentioned is the only whose chief used to be Jinnah,” he stated, slamming the BJP.

    Vallabh stated he wish to inform the BJP folks that the previous Congress leader used to be now not speaking in regards to the Muslim League of Jinnah on whose mausoleum in Pakistan, BJP co-founder Advani had hailed him and known as him “secular”.

    In 2005, Advani visited Pakistan and praised the neighbouring nation’s founder Jinnah, triggering grievance from inside of his personal celebration.

    Hitting out on the BJP leaders for his or her grievance, Vallabh stated, “so all those that nowadays are speaking about IUML must cross and ask Advani ji,” he stated.

  • ‘PM Modi thinks he is aware of greater than God’: Rahul Gandhi in US

    Via PTI

    SANTA CLARA: There are other people in India who assume they know greater than God and High Minister Narendra Modi is “one such specimen”, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has stated.

    Reacting sharply to Gandhi’s concentrated on of High Minister Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday described the previous Congress president as a “faux Gandhi” and as an individual “who is aware of not anything” however has grow to be knowledgeable on the whole thing.

    Talking on the ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ tournament organised through Indian In another country Congress USA in Santa Clara in the USA state of California on Tuesday, Gandhi stated those individuals are “completely satisfied” that they know the whole thing and will provide an explanation for historical past to historians, science to scientists and struggle to the military.

    “The arena is just too large and sophisticated for any individual to grasp the whole thing. That’s the illness – There’s a crew of other people in India who’re completely satisfied they know the whole thing. They suspect they know much more than God. They are able to sit down with God and provide an explanation for to him what is going on. And naturally, our top minister is one such specimen. In case you sat Modiji with God, he’s going to provide an explanation for to God how the universe works and God gets puzzled about what have I created,” he stated, evoking peals of laughter from loads of his Indian American supporters.

    “They suspect they may be able to provide an explanation for historical past to historians, science to scientists and struggle to the military. However on the core of it’s mediocrity. They are no longer able to concentrate!” he stated.

    Responding to Gandhi’s speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi claimed that the Congress chief’s wisdom of historical past didn’t transcend his circle of relatives.

    “It’s humorous how somebody who is aware of not anything is knowledgeable on the whole thing. A person whose historical past wisdom does no longer transcend his circle of relatives is speaking about historical past,” the senior BJP chief stated in New Delhi.

    “A person who claimed to provide gold out of potatoes is giving lectures about science and a person who by no means ventured past circle of relatives affairs now desires to guide India’s struggle,” Joshi stated.

    “No Mr. Faux Gandhi! The core of India is its tradition. Not like you, who use international soil to tarnish the rustic, Indians are very proud in their historical past and will rather well shield their geography,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister stated.

    Gandhi’s tournament used to be attended through group contributors no longer simplest from Silicon Valley but additionally from Los Angeles and Canada, stated President of Indian In another country Congress Mohinder Singh Gilzian.

    Gandhi, 52, advised the Indian American citizens that the theory of India used to be beneath assault and is being challenged.

    Speaking about Sengol row, Gandhi stated that Modi and his executive can’t cope with problems like unemployment, worth upward push, the unfold of anger and hatred.

    “The brand new Parliament construction is a distraction. The BJP cannot in reality talk about those problems so they have got to do the sceptre factor. Mendacity down and doing all that. Don’t seem to be you glad that I am not mendacity down?,” Gandhi stated, relating to the Sengol that used to be put in within the new Parliament construction through Modi on Sunday.

    He applauded the Indian American citizens for containing up the Indian flag in The united states, appearing the American other people what it way to be an Indian through respecting their tradition and studying from them whilst additionally permitting the American citizens to be informed from them. “You’re making us all proud. After we bring to mind our nation, you’re all our ambassadors. When The united states says Indian individuals are extraordinarily clever. Indian individuals are masters of IT, Indian individuals are respectful. These types of concepts that experience come, they have come on account of you and on account of your movements and your behaviours,” he stated.

    Gandhi stated the deficient and other people from minority communities really feel helpless nowadays in India.

    “Indians don’t imagine in hating each and every different. A small crew of people that regulate the gadget and the media are stoking the flames of hatred,” he stated.

    “Congress’ stand at the Ladies’s Reservation Invoice is obvious. We are dedicated to getting the invoice handed. We need to give ladies their deserved house within the political gadget, companies and working the rustic,” he stated.

    A couple of Khalistani supporters attempted to disrupt Gandhi’s speech however have been taken out through the protection group of workers.

    Indian In another country Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda, who accompanied Gandhi on the tournament, stated that India wishes a “younger thoughts” like Gandhi to guide the rustic.

    “We’d like somebody with an open thoughts. We’d like somebody who has broader publicity, and international revel in. And that’s the reason the explanation we’re all right here assembly and interacting with a lot of other people,” he stated.

    “I do know that the street forward is lovely sophisticated. It isn’t that straightforward. Our concept of India could be very other,” Pitroda stated.

    Gandhi arrived right here on Tuesday on a three-city US excursion all over which he’s going to have interaction with the Indian diaspora and meet American lawmakers.

    Remaining week, Pitroda stated Gandhi’s discuss with is geared toward selling shared values and a imaginative and prescient of “actual democracy.” “The aim of his (Gandhi’s) travel is to attach, have interaction and start a brand new dialog with more than a few folks, establishments and media, together with the Indian diaspora this is rising in numbers in america and in a foreign country to advertise the shared values and imaginative and prescient of the actual democracy with a focal point on freedom, inclusion, sustainability, justice, peace and alternatives international over,” Pitroda stated in a commentary.

    SANTA CLARA: There are other people in India who assume they know greater than God and High Minister Narendra Modi is “one such specimen”, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has stated.

    Reacting sharply to Gandhi’s concentrated on of High Minister Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday described the previous Congress president as a “faux Gandhi” and as an individual “who is aware of not anything” however has grow to be knowledgeable on the whole thing.

    Talking on the ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ tournament organised through Indian In another country Congress USA in Santa Clara in the USA state of California on Tuesday, Gandhi stated those individuals are “completely satisfied” that they know the whole thing and will provide an explanation for historical past to historians, science to scientists and struggle to the military.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    “The arena is just too large and sophisticated for any individual to grasp the whole thing. That’s the illness – There’s a crew of other people in India who’re completely satisfied they know the whole thing. They suspect they know much more than God. They are able to sit down with God and provide an explanation for to him what is going on. And naturally, our top minister is one such specimen. In case you sat Modiji with God, he’s going to provide an explanation for to God how the universe works and God gets puzzled about what have I created,” he stated, evoking peals of laughter from loads of his Indian American supporters.

    “They suspect they may be able to provide an explanation for historical past to historians, science to scientists and struggle to the military. However on the core of it’s mediocrity. They are no longer able to concentrate!” he stated.

    Responding to Gandhi’s speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi claimed that the Congress chief’s wisdom of historical past didn’t transcend his circle of relatives.

    “It’s humorous how somebody who is aware of not anything is knowledgeable on the whole thing. A person whose historical past wisdom does no longer transcend his circle of relatives is speaking about historical past,” the senior BJP chief stated in New Delhi.

    “A person who claimed to provide gold out of potatoes is giving lectures about science and a person who by no means ventured past circle of relatives affairs now desires to guide India’s struggle,” Joshi stated.

    “No Mr. Faux Gandhi! The core of India is its tradition. Not like you, who use international soil to tarnish the rustic, Indians are very proud in their historical past and will rather well shield their geography,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister stated.

    Gandhi’s tournament used to be attended through group contributors no longer simplest from Silicon Valley but additionally from Los Angeles and Canada, stated President of Indian In another country Congress Mohinder Singh Gilzian.

    Gandhi, 52, advised the Indian American citizens that the theory of India used to be beneath assault and is being challenged.

    Speaking about Sengol row, Gandhi stated that Modi and his executive can’t cope with problems like unemployment, worth upward push, the unfold of anger and hatred.

    “The brand new Parliament construction is a distraction. The BJP cannot in reality talk about those problems so they have got to do the sceptre factor. Mendacity down and doing all that. Don’t seem to be you glad that I am not mendacity down?,” Gandhi stated, relating to the Sengol that used to be put in within the new Parliament construction through Modi on Sunday.

    He applauded the Indian American citizens for containing up the Indian flag in The united states, appearing the American other people what it way to be an Indian through respecting their tradition and studying from them whilst additionally permitting the American citizens to be informed from them. “You’re making us all proud. After we bring to mind our nation, you’re all our ambassadors. When The united states says Indian individuals are extraordinarily clever. Indian individuals are masters of IT, Indian individuals are respectful. These types of concepts that experience come, they have come on account of you and on account of your movements and your behaviours,” he stated.

    Gandhi stated the deficient and other people from minority communities really feel helpless nowadays in India.

    “Indians don’t imagine in hating each and every different. A small crew of people that regulate the gadget and the media are stoking the flames of hatred,” he stated.

    “Congress’ stand at the Ladies’s Reservation Invoice is obvious. We are dedicated to getting the invoice handed. We need to give ladies their deserved house within the political gadget, companies and working the rustic,” he stated.

    A couple of Khalistani supporters attempted to disrupt Gandhi’s speech however have been taken out through the protection group of workers.

    Indian In another country Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda, who accompanied Gandhi on the tournament, stated that India wishes a “younger thoughts” like Gandhi to guide the rustic.

    “We’d like somebody with an open thoughts. We’d like somebody who has broader publicity, and international revel in. And that’s the reason the explanation we’re all right here assembly and interacting with a lot of other people,” he stated.

    “I do know that the street forward is lovely sophisticated. It isn’t that straightforward. Our concept of India could be very other,” Pitroda stated.

    Gandhi arrived right here on Tuesday on a three-city US excursion all over which he’s going to have interaction with the Indian diaspora and meet American lawmakers.

    Remaining week, Pitroda stated Gandhi’s discuss with is geared toward selling shared values and a imaginative and prescient of “actual democracy.” “The aim of his (Gandhi’s) travel is to attach, have interaction and start a brand new dialog with more than a few folks, establishments and media, together with the Indian diaspora this is rising in numbers in america and in a foreign country to advertise the shared values and imaginative and prescient of the actual democracy with a focal point on freedom, inclusion, sustainability, justice, peace and alternatives international over,” Pitroda stated in a commentary.