‘Hurt Security, Sentiments Of Nation’: Amit Shah Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi After His Remarks On Sikhs, Quota In US

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday came down heavily on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Sikhs, the caste census, and the quota system besides his meeting with US politician Ilhan Omar, who is known for her anti-India stance, during his three-day visit to the United States. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader accused Gandhi of “hurting security and sentiments of the country”.

Taking to social media platform X, Shah wrote, “Speaking anti-national things and standing with forces that break the country has become a habit of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. Whether it is supporting the anti-national and anti-reservation agenda of JKNC in Jammu and Kashmir, or speaking anti-India things on foreign forums, Rahul Gandhi has always hurt the security and sentiments of the country.”

“Talking about discrimination from language to language, region to region and religion to religion shows the divisive thinking of Rahul Gandhi,” he wrote.

He said by talking about ending the reservation system, Rahul Gandhi has once again brought the “anti-reservation face” of the Congress in front of the country.

He warned that till BJP existed, “no one can touch reservation or jeopardise nation’s security”.

“The thoughts and ideas in the mind always come out through some medium or the other. I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that as long as BJP is there, no one can touch reservation and no one can play with the unity of the country,” he said.

What Rahul Gandhi Said On Sikhs?

Addressing the members of the Indian diaspora in Virginia, Gandhi said that the fight in India is about whether a person, as a Sikh, is going to be allowed to wear a turban in India and would be able to visit a Gurdwara.

While interacting with a member of the Indian community, Gandhi further asked his name and then said that the fight was about whether he would be allowed to wear a turban or kada in India.

Rahul On Caste Census, Quota System

Speaking to students at Georgetown University on Monday, Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, reiterated his demand for a caste census and said the Congress party wanted to know the socio-economic position of lower castes in India. He also said the Congress party would think of scrapping reservations when India becomes a “fair place”, which is not the case right now.