What PM Modi mentioned on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘gaddar’ jibe at Ravneet Bittu| India Information

Talking throughout his Movement of Due to the President’s deal with within the Rajya Sabha, the prime minister hit out at “Yuvraj” and his “shaatir dimaag’ for the comment.

“His vanity is at its peak. He didn’t name anybody else who has left the Congress a traitor. However he referred to as the MP a traitor, as a result of he’s a Sikh. This was an insult to the Sikhs, an insult to the Gurus. This was an expression of the hatred for Sikhs that’s stuffed within the Congress…He’s a member of the household who sacrificed themselves for the nation,” mentioned Modi.

“Simply because he modified his political ideology, he turned a traitor? This isn’t a small phrase. How can the nation tolerate a citizen being referred to as a traitor?…That is extremely unlucky. Such individuals will sink Congress,” he added additional.

The comment got here exterior the Parliament’s Makar Dwar. As Bittu was making an attempt to enter, Gandhi referred to him as a ‘gaddar’, to which Bittu responded by Gandhi “desh ka dushman” (enemy of the nation).

‘Gaddar’ as a time period is commonly thought to be a slur, particularly for the Sikh group. As per specialists, the comment revives the recollections of Sikhs being branded as traitors within the aftermath of former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.

The time period additionally revives the trauma of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and Operation Blue Star.

Bittu later referred to as Rahul Sonia Gandhi’s “bigda hua beta” (spoilt baby), and requested, “Why did not he say such a factor to so many different MPs, however solely to a Sikh?”

“They (Gandhis) assume they’re the largest ‘deshbhakts’ (patriots) as his father (Rajiv Gandhi) had sacrificed his life. I had a battle on the social gathering. My grandfather, Beant Singh, was martyred in Punjab because of the fireplace (of terrorism) ignited by the Gandhi household,” he mentioned.

BJP leaders reacted sharply to Gandhi’s comment, accusing the Congress MP of getting an “anti-Sikh mentality”.

Nonetheless, Congress’ Punjab unit accused Bittu of betraying the social gathering which “gave him the whole lot he has”.

“As soon as a traitor, all the time a traitor! @RavneetBittu betrayed the @INCIndia social gathering which gave him the whole lot. @RahulGandhi ji made him MP 3 instances and even @IYC president. Rahul ji was the one who impressed you to tie a turban. The BJP is utilizing you with an expiry date, Bittu!” Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, state chief, wrote in a submit on X.

Responding to this, Bittu acknowledged that if the social gathering had remained just like the “actual Congress”, he would have by no means left.