‘Dip in Ganga will not take away poverty’: Mallikarjun Kharge’s dig at Amit Shah’s Maha Kumbh go to | India Information – The Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a vitriolic dig at Union dwelling minister Amit Shah over his Maha Kumbh go to, saying Shah’s “dip in Ganga will not take away poverty“.
Launching a large broadside towards the BJP, the Congress chief mentioned the leaders of the saffron occasion had been “competing with one another to take the dip within the Ganga river for the sake of cameras”.
Kharge, nevertheless, clarified that he didn’t want to harm anybody’s “aastha” (religion).
The Rajya Sabha chief of the opposition additional intensified his assault and branded the BJP-RSS individuals “traitors” and mentioned the Congress would by no means tolerate the exploitation of the poor within the title of faith.
Kharge narrowed down his assault on PM Modi and Shah, saying “they’ve dedicated so many sins that they can not go to heaven in 100 lives”.
Hitting again at Kharge over his comment, BJP’s Puri Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra mentioned the Congress chief’s assertion was an “assault on the religion of crores of Hindus”.
“The Congress occasion’s hatred in the direction of ‘Sanatan pleasure, Mahakumbh pageant’ is an assault on the religion of crores of Hindus,” the BJP chief mentioned.
Highlighting the spurt within the pleas looking for surveys of Mosque and Dargahs, Kharge additionally mentioned BJP-RSS continued to “instigate” individuals, regardless of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s “do not search for Shivling underneath each mosque” comment.
“The RSS-BJP are ‘deshdrohi‘ (traitors). If you wish to free your self from poverty and unemployment, then defend the Structure and stay united,” Kharge whereas addressing a “Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan” rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow.
Persevering with his verbal tirade, Kharge claimed the individuals of the RSS, who abuse Congress immediately, did nothing for the nation’s freedom battle and independence as they had been with the British.
He additionally raked up Amit Shah’s remarks on Ambedkar within the Rajya Sabha, whereas replying to a debate on the Structure final 12 months and mentioned that it confirmed the house minister’s “actual emotions” for Ambedkar.
Union dwelling minister Amit Shah visited Prayagraj for a one-day journey, the place he took holy dip on the Triveni Sangam throughout the ongoing Maha Kumbh.
Amit Shah was joined by UP CM Yogi Adityanath, yoga guru Baba Ramdev and seers as he carried out a ritual bathtub on the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Kumbh metropolis.