Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ turned out to be another failed attempt at re-launching the political innings of Rahul Gandhi, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju taking a jab at the grand old party leader on Thursday.
Rijiju also thinks that Rahul should leave the political ground and not waste his party’s time since he has not been a valuable asset to the Congress.
Speaking during an interview, the Union Minister said, “Elsewhere in the world, you do not get a second chance to be launched. I think he (Gandhi) has now been launched 19 times. How long will you keep on launching one person?".
"Normally, suppose I fail to lead my party, neither the party people will keep trying to launch me again and spoil their precious time nor I, myself, will try to waste the precious time of my colleagues," he added.
"It works both ways. Parties should not do something that is not doable and the person concerned should also not try for something that he is not capable of," the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said, citing the examples of British politicians who bowed out of politics after being unsuccessful.
Rijiju alleged that Rahul is full of hatred towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spews venom at him at every given opportunity.
Asked about the Congress leader's comments on the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Union minister accused Rahul of harboring hatred towards the Hindu culture.
"He hates Hinduism or Hindutva. He and his party have stated in the Supreme Court that Ram was a figment of imagination. Their thought process is already known to the world. So whatever statement he gives, it flows out of his hatred for the Hindu culture," he said when asked about the Congress leader's claims about the politicisation of the Ram temple issue.
Rijiju alleged that "sponsored by anti-India groups", Rahul undermined India's image abroad and criticises the country's culture and constitutional authorities.
"He spews venom at Prime Minister Modi and the Indian culture. Whenever he goes to the United States or England or anywhere, sponsored by those anti-India groups, he attacks India's culture, constitutional organisations, and authorities," the minister said.
"He (Gandhi) wants to destroy India's image. How much hatred he has for Modiji, is so visible. Every day, he speaks with hatred. I have never seen a man imbibing so much hatred for another person. The amount of hatred Rahul Gandhi carries for Modiji cannot be measured and described in words," the Union minister said.
Rijiju praised PM Modi's humble background and rise to global leadership while expressing pride in having the "most popular elected leader worldwide".
"What can be a matter of more pride for any Indian? And despite that, these people want to attack Modiji," he said.
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