‘Tapasya Means…’: Rahul Gandhi Invokes Eklavya Episode In Lok Sabha, BJP Counters – News18
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Rahul Gandhi addressed the Lok Sabha through the Structure debate and alleged that the federal government has “chopped the thumb” of youths within the nation with its insurance policies.
Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha (Picture: YouTube/Sansad TV)
Structure Debate Lok Sabha: Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the Centre through the Structure debate in Lok Sabha and alleged that the BJP considers “Manusmriti above Structure”.
He additionally drew a parallel between the Eklavya episode in Maharashtra and the governance of the Narendra Modi authorities and claimed that the Centre was “chopping the thumb of the youth of the nation”.
What Did Rahul Gandhi Say?
Addressing the Home throughout a debate on the 75 years of the Structure of India, Rahul Gandhi cited an occasion from the Indian epic Mahabharat stating that Dronacharya sought the thumb of Eklavya as an honorarium.
“There was a boy (Eklavya) who did tapasya, awoke early within the morning with bow and arrow. Tapasya matlab sharir mein garmi paida karna (penance means creating heat within the physique),” he mentioned, triggering laughter throughout the Home.
“Identical to Dronacharya chopped the fingers of Eklavya, you (the federal government) have chopped the thumb of the youth of the nation,” the LoP mentioned.
The comment drew sharp criticism from the treasury benches who countered the LoP stating that he was presenting mistaken info.
Rahul Gandhi Slams BJP Over Savarkar, Manusmriti
Elevating Veer Savarkar within the Home, the LoP claimed that the liberty fighter mentioned that there’s “nothing Indian” concerning the Structure of India.
“Manusmriti is that scripture which is most worshippable after Vedas for our Hindu nation and from which our historical instances have grow to be the premise for our tradition, customs, thought, and follow. This ebook, for hundreds of years, has codified the religious and divine march of our nation. As we speak, Manusmiriti is the legislation.” These are the phrases of Savarkar,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
He additional requested the BJP if the occasion leaders agreed with Savarkar’s purported quotes. “As a result of whenever you converse in Parliament about defending the Structure, you might be ridiculing Savarkar, you might be abusing Savarkar, you might be defaming Savarkar,” he mentioned.
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Rahul Gandhi Rakes Up Adani In Lok Sabha
Rahul Gandhi raked up Adani within the Decrease Home once more stating that the federal government is “chopping off” the thumb of youths by “handing over” varied sectors to the industrialist.
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“Whenever you hand over Dharavi to Adani, you chop off the thumb of entrepreneurs, small and medium companies. Whenever you handover India’s ports, airports, and defence business to Adani, you chop off the thumbs of all honest play enterprise of India who work truthfully,” he mentioned.
(With ANI inputs)
