New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government over the use of bulldozers in violence-hit areas of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh saying the actions were tantamount to the "demolition of India’s constitutional values".
"This is a demolition of India’s constitutional values. This is state-sponsored targeting of poor & minorities. BJP must bulldoze the hatred in their hearts instead," Rahul tweeted along with a picture of the page on which the Preamble is written in the Indian Constitution.
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This is state-sponsored targeting of poor & minorities.
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 20, 2022
This is state-sponsored targeting of poor & minorities.
BJP must bulldoze the hatred in their hearts instead. pic.twitter.com/ucSJK9OD9gThis is a demolition of India’s constitutional values.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 20, 2022
This is state-sponsored targeting of poor & minorities.
BJP must bulldoze the hatred in their hearts instead. pic.twitter.com/ucSJK9OD9g
Rahul also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off "bulldozers of hate" and switch on power plants. "8 years of big talk has resulted in India having ONLY 8 DAYS of coal stocks. Modi ji, stagflation is looming. Power cuts will crush small industries, leading to more job losses. Switch off the bulldozers of hate and switch on the power plants!" he said in another tweet.
"India is left only with 8 days of coal stocks. The fire burning on the streets because of BJP's hateful politics will not light up homes," the Congress also said on its official Twitter handle. On the bulldozer row, the Congress said that "not only houses are being demolished by bulldozers, (but) our Constitution is (also) being demolished".
"Riding on the bulldozer of hate, the ruling BJP is totally disturbed. These people have fallen to this low level only to divert the attention of the people from the issues of inflation and unemployment. That is why it is necessary to raise voice against this hatred," the party said.
Meanwhile, Union minister Anurag Thakur replying to a question on Gandhi's comments, said in an apparent reference to the Congress party, "This is all you can expect from someone whose history is linked to corruption and riots." Thakur accused Rahul Gandhi of maligning the country's image and sowing seeds of hatred. "He is doing no good to the country by sowing the seeds of hatred. He is maligning the country's image," Thakur told a press conference where he highlighted the government's work during 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', an exercise aimed at celebrating India's 75th anniversary of Independence.
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