‘Do not Study Historical past From Him’: BJP MP Jabs Rahul Gandhi Over Mistake

New Delhi:

BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya has taken a swipe at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for a mistake in narrating historical past linked to his household and India’s battle for independence from British rule.

Rahul Gandhi on his official YouTube channel which has 92 lakh subscribers spoke about Mahatma Gandhi and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and made a reference to the journey he himself has taken in politics.

Whereas describing how Mahatma Gandhi’s combat in opposition to the colonial energy started, Rahul Gandhi mentioned Mahatma Gandhi was “thrown out of a prepare within the UK”, after which his “great-great-grandfather and his cousins” took revenge.

Mr Siroya in a put up on X identified the error in Rahul Gandhi’s remark – the incident of Mahatma Gandhi being thrown out of a prepare within the UK by no means occurred.

“I watched this interview with curiosity as a result of Rahul Gandhi was talking about his nice grandfather Pandit Nehru. Nonetheless, I used to be very disenchanted once I heard him say (at 2 minutes 40 secs) that Mahatma Gandhi Ji was thrown out of the prepare in England,” Mr Siroya mentioned.

“I recorded the video on my different telephone in order that they do not edit it out to cowl it up later. I’ve additionally captured the auto caption in YouTube, which displays what Rahul Ji precisely says. No person ought to study historical past from Rahul Ji. Even an individual like me who will not be extremely educated is aware of Gandhi Ji was thrown out of the prepare in South Africa. Unhappy that the Nehru Centre individuals, and all of the clever Congressmen and Sandeep Dikshit Ji, who’s a really good individual, didn’t spot this error earlier than releasing the video,” the BJP MP mentioned.

When he was working as a lawyer in South Africa’s Natal, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of a first-class prepare seat whereas travelling from Durban to Pretoria on June 7, 1893.

“Rahul Ji additionally says within the video that his nice grandfather and his cousins went to Allahabad railway station to throw out some Britishers from firstclass compartments to avenge Gandhi Ji’s humiliation. In June 1893, when Gandhi Ji was thrown out of the prepare in South Africa, Nehru Ji was solely 4 years outdated. Did a 4-year-old go to the railway station in Allahabad to protest?” Mr Siroya mentioned.

I watched this interview with curiosity as a result of @RahulGandhi was talking about his nice grandfather Pandit #Nehru. Nonetheless, I used to be very disenchanted once I heard him say (at 2 minutes 40 secs) that Mahatma Gandhi Ji was thrown out of the prepare in England. I recorded the video on my… pic.twitter.com/XDrEGJ1Xqw

— Lahar Singh Siroya (@LaharSingh_MP) April 19, 2025

His swipe at Rahul Gandhi additionally grazed Sandeep Dikshit, the son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who was speaking with Rahul Gandhi within the YouTube video.

Describing the dialog, Rahul Gandhi mentioned it was a podcast-style dialog with Sandeep Dikshit for The Nehru Centre, the place he spoke about what drove him – “the pursuit of fact” – and the way that pursuit was impressed by his great-grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru.

“He wasn’t only a politician. He was a seeker, a thinker, somebody who walked into hazard with a smile and got here out stronger. His best legacy lies in his relentless pursuit of fact – a precept that formed every thing he stood for…” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.