Thiruvananthapuram | Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) will create a new constitution which will enshrine the principles of Hindu Rashtra and turn the nation into ‘Hindu Pakistan’ if it is relected in 2019.
Delievering a lecture on ‘Threats Faced by Indian Democracy and Secularism’ Tharoor said “If they (BJP) win a repeat in the Lok Sabha our democratic constitution as we understand it will not survive as they will have all the elements they need to tear apart the constitution of India and write a new one.”
If they (BJP) win a repeat in the Lok Sabha our democratic constitution as we understand it will not survive as they will have all the elements they need to tear apart the constitution of India & write a new one: Shashi Tharoor pic.twitter.com/vY7lWrjYSb
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2018
“The only thing that had stood in its way is a two-third majority in the Rajya Sabha, However they already have more than 20 states under their belt, so a Rajya Sabha majority looks near,” added Tharoor.
“That new one will be the one which will enshrine principles of Hindu Rashtra, that will remove equality for minorities, that’ll create a Hindu Pakistan and that isn’t what Mahatama Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad and great heroes of freedom struggle fought for,” he added.
The Congress MP further worried that, “Now if they could muster what they managed during the last Lok Sabha polls, India is done for.”
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the former Union Minister said, “The biggest irony was that Narendra Modi, who had placed Savarkar’s picture opposite Gandhiji in Parliament, had called the Constitution his “holy book”. “But then, is the prime minister willing to question what his idols said about the Constitution.” “I would have understood if Modi said he respected Upadhaya but disagreed with him on the Constitution,” he added.
Responding to Tharoor allegation, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra criticised the Congress leader for his views and demanaded an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
“MR Sashi Tharoor says India will become “Hindu-Pakistan” if BJP returns to power in 2019! Shameless @INCIndiadoesn’t lose any opportunity to demean India & defame the Hindus! From “Hindu terrorists” to “Hindu-Pakistan” the Pak appeasing policies of Cong are unparalleled!” he tweeted.
MR Sashi Tharoor says India will become “Hindu-Pakistan” if BJP returns to power in 2019!
Shameless @INCIndia doesn’t lose any opportunity to demean India & defame the Hindus!
From “Hindu terrorists” to “Hindu-Pakistan” the Pak appeasing policies of Cong are unparalleled!— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) July 11, 2018
Speaking to media Sambit Patra said, “Rahul Gandhi must apologise for what Shashi Tharoor said. Congress was responsible for creation of Pakistan because of its ambitions yet again it has gone ahead to demean India and defame Hindus of India.”
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