Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 12: Kavinder Gupta, senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister today came down heavily on Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi for his alleged anti-India remarks in the United States.
Speaking at the joining programme at party Headquarters here today, the senior BJP leader said that the kind of misleading and baseless things that Rahul Gandhi said during his foreign tour is extremely shameful and hurt the dignity of India. He said that Rahul Gandhi has said that the Sikh community in India is not allowed to wear turbans in Gurdwaras and they are being prevented from behaving according to their religion which is completely baseless and far from the truth.
The former Deputy Chief Minister said the entire country recognised and respects the great role played by the Sikh community in protecting the culture of India. He said it is not befitting for an opposition leader to make such false statements about them.
Kavinder said Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the NDA Government wants to abolish reservation is also completely baseless. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strengthened the reservation system for the welfare and development of Dalits, backward classes and Tribals.
He said, the kind of claims Rahul Gandhi has made on the soil of America regarding the India-China border dispute are also misleading and beyond facts. He said Rahul Gandhi should refrain from making such false statements.
He said that standing with forces that conspire to divide the country and making anti-national statements have become a habit for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. He said whether it was supporting the National Conference’s anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in Jammu and Kashmir or making anti-India statements on foreign land, Rahul Gandhi has always threatened the nation’s security and hurt sentiments.
Earlier, several Sikh youth leaders in presence of Kavinder Gupta today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and vowed to work for strengthening the party fold.
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