What is occurring to Muslims in India in the meanwhile, occurred to Dalits in Eighties: Rahul Gandhi in US

By ANI

SAN FRANCISCO: Targeting the BJP-led authorities, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said, “what is happening to Muslims in India today, happened to Dalits in the 1980s” and it has “to be fought with affection”.

Speaking on the ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ event in San Francisco throughout the United States, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the affect of some actions of the BJP-led authorities was being felt by minorities and people from the Dalit and tribal communities.

“It is being felt by the Muslims most directly because it is done most directly to them. But in fact, it is done to all communities. The way you (Muslims) are feeling attacked, I can guarantee Sikhs, Christians, Dalits, and tribals are feeling the same. You can’t cut hatred with hatred., but only with love and affection,” Gandhi said.

“Also, this is a periodical thing. What is happening to Muslims in India today happened to Dalits in the 1980s. If you went to UP in the 1980s, this was happening with Dalits…We have to challenge it, fight it and do it with love and affection and not with hatred and we will do that,” he added.

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The Congress chief was responding to a question concerning Muslims in India from the ‘Bay Area Muslim neighborhood’ and the steps Congress will take to cope with the issues confronted by them.

Rahul Gandhi is on a six-day go to to the United States to work along with the Indian diaspora and particular the Congress celebration’s “commitment to democratic values in India and across the world.”

During the event, Rahul Gandhi moreover spoke about “economic inequality” and said that whereas some of us have been discovering it robust to make ends meet, about “five people have lakhs of crores” rupees.

The Congress chief talked regarding the caste census carried out all through the Congress-led UPA authorities, MNREGA and the NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) proposed by the Congress.

“When we were in power, we had carried out the caste census. The idea was to take an X-Ray of society. Because without understanding the exact demographic and who is who, it is very difficult to distribute power effectively. We have been asking the BJP to release the numbers of the caste census and they are of course not doing it. When we will come to power we will do that,” he said.

“We are committed to making India a fair place. We understand deeply that India today in terms of its treatment of Dalits, tribals, the poor and minorities is not a fair place. And there are many things that can be done. The NYAY scheme that we proposed, MNREGA, increases education and healthcare spending, all these things can be done.”

Attacking the Narendra Modi authorities, he alleged that it would not want to speak about issues with price rise, unemployment, and inequality and was making an attempt to set off distractions.

“I need to check out exactly how they’re planning on doing it (delimitation prepare to increase the number of MPs). What requirements they’re using? I might need an curiosity to know how have they offer you the amount 800. These points should not be executed flippantly. India is a dialog, a negotiation between its languages, its of us, their historic previous and its custom. And the negotiation should be sincere.

“All sections of the country should feel that there is fairness in the process of negotiation. But, these are all distractions. The real issue is price rise, unemployment, and inequality. BJP can’t really discuss them, so they have to do the old sceptre thin. Lying down and doing all that. Aren’t you happy that I am not lying down?” he requested.

Answering one different query, he said as per Constitution, the definition of India is ‘Union of States’.

“The idea is that the history, culture, and language of each and every state has to be protected under the union. BJP-RSS is attacking that idea as well as the Constitution of India. I know that Tamil is more than just a language for the people of Tamil Nadu. And I would never allow the Tamil language to be threatened. Because for me, an attack on Tamil, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada or Punjabi is an attack on India,” he said.

Answering a query, he said allies of Congress had objections to the Women’s Reservation Bill and the celebration will work for its passage referring to power. 

SAN FRANCISCO: Targeting the BJP-led authorities, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said, “what is happening to Muslims in India today, happened to Dalits in the 1980s” and it has “to be fought with affection”.

Speaking on the ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ event in San Francisco throughout the United States, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the affect of some actions of the BJP-led authorities was being felt by minorities and people from the Dalit and tribal communities.

“It is being felt by the Muslims most directly because it is done most directly to them. But in fact, it is done to all communities. The way you (Muslims) are feeling attacked, I can guarantee Sikhs, Christians, Dalits, and tribals are feeling the same. You can’t cut hatred with hatred., but only with love and affection,” Gandhi said.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Also, this is a periodical thing. What is happening to Muslims in India today happened to Dalits in the 1980s. If you went to UP in the 1980s, this was happening with Dalits…We have to challenge it, fight it and do it with love and affection and not with hatred and we will do that,” he added.

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The Congress chief was responding to a question concerning Muslims in India from the ‘Bay Area Muslim neighborhood’ and the steps Congress will take to cope with the issues confronted by them.

Rahul Gandhi is on a six-day go to to the United States to work along with the Indian diaspora and particular the Congress celebration’s “commitment to democratic values in India and across the world.”

During the event, Rahul Gandhi moreover spoke about “economic inequality” and said that whereas some of us have been discovering it robust to make ends meet, about “five people have lakhs of crores” rupees.

The Congress chief talked regarding the caste census carried out all through the Congress-led UPA authorities, MNREGA and the NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) proposed by the Congress.

“When we were in power, we had carried out the caste census. The idea was to take an X-Ray of society. Because without understanding the exact demographic and who is who, it is very difficult to distribute power effectively. We have been asking the BJP to release the numbers of the caste census and they are of course not doing it. When we will come to power we will do that,” he said.

“We are committed to making India a fair place. We understand deeply that India today in terms of its treatment of Dalits, tribals, the poor and minorities is not a fair place. And there are many things that can be done. The NYAY scheme that we proposed, MNREGA, increases education and healthcare spending, all these things can be done.”

Attacking the Narendra Modi authorities, he alleged that it would not want to speak about issues with price rise, unemployment, and inequality and was making an attempt to set off distractions.

“I need to check out exactly how they’re planning on doing it (delimitation prepare to increase the number of MPs). What requirements they’re using? I might need an curiosity to know how have they offer you the amount 800. These points should not be executed flippantly. India is a dialog, a negotiation between its languages, its of us, their historic previous and its custom. And the negotiation should be sincere.

“All sections of the country should feel that there is fairness in the process of negotiation. But, these are all distractions. The real issue is price rise, unemployment, and inequality. BJP can’t really discuss them, so they have to do the old sceptre thin. Lying down and doing all that. Aren’t you happy that I am not lying down?” he requested.

Answering one different query, he said as per Constitution, the definition of India is ‘Union of States’.

“The idea is that the history, culture, and language of each and every state has to be protected under the union. BJP-RSS is attacking that idea as well as the Constitution of India. I know that Tamil is more than just a language for the people of Tamil Nadu. And I would never allow the Tamil language to be threatened. Because for me, an attack on Tamil, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada or Punjabi is an attack on India,” he said.

Answering a query, he said allies of Congress had objections to the Women’s Reservation Bill and the celebration will work for its passage referring to power.