Rahul Gandhi Lashes Out at RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for Undermining the Constitution
Rahul Gandhi Lashes Out at RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for Undermining the Constitution.
Bhagwat suggested that India achieved 'true independence' with the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 last year.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lashed out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday for undermining the Constitution, suggesting that India achieved “true independence” with the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 last year.
Rahul also reiterated Congress’s promise to conduct a caste census and break the 50 percent reservation ceiling to ensure that backward classes, Dalits, and Scheduled Tribes get fair representation in all sectors. “Mohan Bhagwat is saying that the Ganga does not originate in Gangotri. He is claiming India did not become independent on August 15, 1947, but later. If he’s saying this, he is negating the Constitution,” Rahul said.
“He (Bhagwat) is openly saying that the ideas in the Constitution are unnecessary. He claims the Constitution was not a result of Independence. He is erasing the thought of the Constitution from India, its people, and its institutions,” Rahul, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, added. Rahul spoke at the Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan, organized by an NGO. This was his first visit to Patna since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Waving a copy of the Constitution, Rahul emphasized that it wasn’t just a book but represented thousands of years of the country’s collective thoughts. It contained the voices of leaders like Buddha, Narayana Guru, Basavanna, Mahatma Phule, Mahatma Gandhi, and B.R. Ambedkar.
“The Constitution also represents the pain of injustice faced by millions of Dalits, backward classes, and tribals. While it hasn’t completely removed the pain, it has alleviated it. It is like the Ganga, and we want to spread it across the country,” Rahul said.
The Congress MP from Rae Bareli also asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seeking more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha to change the Constitution but warned that the people would reject him if he disrespected it.
Rahul shared his experience of visiting AIIMS Delhi, where he met cancer and heart patients lying on footpaths and subways due to their inability to afford private hospitals. “The power went to Adani, Ambani, and the RSS, which is placing its people in every institution,” Rahul said. He also pointed out that there were no Dalits or tribals in the top 500 companies’ ownership or management.
The Congress leader reiterated the importance of conducting a caste census. “I will not back down on the caste census, even if it harms me politically. It’s like an X-ray or MRI to understand the population’s participation in government, industries, media, and other sectors. We cannot talk about development without it,” Rahul said. He emphasized that the reservation ceiling should be broken and more representation should be provided for various castes.
“The fight is between the Constitution and Manuwad. It’s a fight for justice and equality against hatred and violence,” he added.
Later, Rahul visited the state Congress headquarters at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna, addressing party leaders and inaugurating houses for office-bearers and an auditorium.
He also met with youths protesting against the Bihar Public Service Commission’s civil services exam (preliminary) due to alleged paper leaks and irregularities. Rahul expressed solidarity with the protesters, noting that Bihar had become a center for paper leaks and student atrocities.
Earlier in the day, Rahul met RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav at a hotel in Patna, where they discussed the political situation ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
Tejashwi Slams Nitish
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday criticized Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his remark that women’s fashion in the state improved after he assumed power two decades ago.
Nitish made the comment during his state-wide Pragati Yatra in Begusarai district. Tejashwi shared a video clip on X, expressing anger with the hashtag “ShameOnNitish.”
Tejashwi remarked that Nitish should remember he was the chief minister, not a fashion designer for women. “It’s not that the daughters of Bihar didn’t wear good clothes before. They covered themselves with self-respect and self-reliance,” he added, as he seeks to woo women voters with promises of stipends if his party wins the upcoming Assembly elections.
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