BJP’s Sambit Patra on Tuesday shared a picture of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a girl wearing a hijab during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and labelled it an appeasement tactic amid the hijab row, sparking a new debate.
Congress first published the image on September 19. Sambit Patra shared the photo on Tuesday and wrote, “When votes are accounted for on the basis of religion… then it is called appeasement.” He was attacked by Congress officials, who urged the BJP to look beyond the beliefs of the people.
Rahul Gandhi’s gesture for the young child, according to Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, is just a kind one. Tharoor is speculated to run for the party’s presidential nomination. Congress does not view people through the lens of religion, according to Tharoor, who urged BJP to learn to go beyond people’s religious beliefs.
“Is there no low to which BJP spokesperson won’t sink? Tharoor said. “She is a little child and too young to be part of ant vote bank. Please spare her from your small-mindedness!” Tharoor tweeted.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate chastising Sambit Patra said, “Sambit, I have not seen a worse person than you in my entire life. You did not even spare a kid. It is one thing to be rattled by the huge crowds in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but to be blinded by hate like this. You are the pits!” Jairam Ramesh retweeted Supriya’s comment and wrote, “Worse than the pits”.
Congress is eyeing the 2024 election with it Bharat Jodo Yatra. Amid possibilities of having a new Congress party chief and with its Bharat Jodo Yatra, the party is eyeing the 2024 general election. Only time will tell what is in store for the Congress party in the future.
Source: Hindustan Times
