Rahul Gandhi makes a weird argument about tapasya and pooja throughout his Bharat Jodo Yatra

On Sunday (January 8), Congress scion Rahul Gandhi went on an unhinged rant in opposition to Pooja (Hindu type of worship) whereas attempting to advertise his newest avatar of Tapasvi (ascetic).

Rahul Gandhi made the contentious remarks in the course of the Haryana leg of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. While talking to the media in Samana close to Kurukshetra, Rahul Gandhi claimed that BJP is a celebration of ‘Pooja’ whereas Congress is a celebration of ‘Tapasya.‘

Upon realising that he might have upset his Hindu voters by taking potshots at their spiritual apply, Rahul Gandhi tried to undo the harm however ended up inflicting extra hurt to his celebration. “There are two types of Pooja – the normal one and the one done by RSS,” Rahul brazened it out.

“RSS wants people to forcibly worship them(do their Pooja). The response to such a form of worship can only be tapasya,” Rahul mentioned. Rahul Gandhi additionally claimed that lakhs of persons are doing ‘tapasya‘, along with Congress, to counter the effects of the ‘pooja’ of BJP and RSS.

“BJP says that there should be no respect for tapasya but only for those who do our pooja,” he mentioned, including that the saffron celebration attacked the poor males’s tapasya by its insurance policies resembling demonetisation, GST, and the farm legal guidelines.

He additional alleged that PM Modi is afraid of the tapasya of journalists and that he’s subsequently afraid of press conferences. “Congress is an organisation of tapasya, BJP is an organisation of pooja,” Rahul Gandhi continued.

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To additional add credence to his outlandish claims, Rahul Gandhi mentioned that the Congress celebration image has been derived from Abhay mudra of Hindu deities and the way they replicate the essence of tapasya.

“The struggle for Independence was a struggle for tapasya and at that time, they (BJP/RSS) made the British rulers do pooja,” the Congress scion continued. At about 36 minutes into the press convention, he was requested by a journalist whether or not he has was an ascetic (tapasvi).

Rahul Gandhi claimed, “I was an ascetic and continue to be one. This is a country of ascetics. We do not respect tapasya enough, but, I do. This is the change I want to bring about. This is a country of ascetics and not those who do pooja (Pujaris). This is the reality of India.”

Rahul Gandhi compares his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to Swayamvar of Draupadi 

During the identical press convention, Rahul Gandhi was heard as saying, “When Arjuna was hitting the eye of the fish (during the Swayamvara of Draupadi), did he announce his future course of action to everyone?”

Rahul Gandhi made the remarks upon being requested about his plans after the conclusion of his political foot pilgrimage. He had in contrast himself to Arjuna and erroneously claimed that the warrior (similar to him) didn’t know concerning the fruits of his actions.

“The story of Arjuna (not announcing his plans in advance) has a profound meaning. It is also mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. You focus on the work and do not think about the results. This is the thinking behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

The Congress scion additional added, “After the Yatra ends, there will be another task in hand and then possibly another. You will get to know about my plans at that time.”