‘Silence on Bangladesh, to visit Sambhal for political tourism’: Giriraj Singh attacks Rahul Gandhi | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI: Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday made sharp remarks against the Congress and its leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, saying the opposition party is indulging in vote bank politics and is only concerned about ‘pro-Islam votes ‘. He said Rahul Gandhi would keep quiet about Bangladesh but visit Sambhal for “political tourism.”
“The Congress is pursuing the politics of voting. They see pro-Islam voices among Muslims. That’s why they go to Sambhal. But if anything happens to Hindus, they keep quiet,” Union Minister Giriraj Singh told ANI.
The Union minister further lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for remaining silent on the issue Bangladesh issue. Singh, while probing Gandhi, said he was silent on Bangladesh but would go to Sambhal on December 2 for ‘political tourism’.
“Rahul Gandhi is silent on the Bangladesh issue. He will go to Sambhal on December 2 for political tourism,” Union Minister Singh said.
Reacting to Priyanka Gandhi’s comments against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at her rally on Saturday, Singh attacked her and said Congress has no right to talk about the Constitution.
“The leader (Priyanka Gandhi) you mentioned, her grandmother, imposed a state of emergency and destroyed the Constitution. The person whose grandfather didn’t care about the Constitution is talking about the Constitution. Chot Chori ke khilaaf bol raha hai. The Congress has no right to speak,” the Union minister said.
Speaking about the ongoing tensions in Bangladesh, Singh called on the Hindus of Bangladesh to remain united while holding the Congress and Partition responsible for the current situation.
“The partition of the country was an unfortunate incident that the Congress did in 1947. There are no Hindus left in Pakistan. If what BR Ambedkar had said had been heard, all the Muslims would have been sent to Pakistan (collectively Pakistan) and the Hindus to Pakistan.” India. This situation would not have occurred Indian government has warned his counterpart in Bangladesh. I appeal to the Hindus of Bangladesh to remain united and the Hindus of India stand with you,” Giriraj Singh said.
Giriraj Singh’s comments come after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Parliament has been witnessing disruptions in the past week as the BJP is afraid to discuss certain issues with opposition parties. Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the Congress is fighting to uphold the Constitution.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Ajay Rai said that his party’s delegation would also visit the violence-hit district in the state on December 2.
Singh and Minister of State (MoS) for Textiles Pabitra Margherita were in Guwahati on Sunday, where they attended the International Conference on Sustainability and Climate Change. The Union Minister also visited the stalls of an exhibition organized on the occasion.