Union Minister calls Rahul Gandhi 'No. 1 terrorist' over remarks on Sikhs
Union Minister calls Rahul Gandhi 'No. 1 terrorist' over remarks on Sikhs
M.U.H
15/09/202435
Union Minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu has hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Sikhs during his recent visit to the US, calling him "the number one terrorist of the country" and claiming that "he was not an Indian".
Speaking to reporters, Ravneet Singh Bittu slammed Rahul Gandhi, saying there should be a reward for catching him as he was "the biggest enemy of the country".
"Earlier, they tried to use Muslims, but it did not happen and now they are attempting to divide Sikhs. The most wanted people of the country had given such statements earlier before Rahul Gandhi did. Even those who are terrorists have appreciated Rahul Gandhi's remarks. When such people are supporting Rahul Gandhi, then he is the number one terrorist of the country," said Ravneet Singh Bittu, a former Congressman, who joined the BJP before this year's Lok Sabha polls.
"In my opinion, if there should be a reward for catching anyone or the biggest enemy of the country, it is Rahul Gandhi," he said.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi whipped up a political storm with his remarks on the state of religious freedom in India, citing the example of Sikhs, at an event in Virginia in the US.
Speaking at an event on Monday, Rahul Gandhi had said, "The fight (in India) is about whether a Sikh is going to be allowed to wear a turban...whether a Sikh will be allowed to wear a kada or go to the gurdwara. That's what the fight is about, and it's not just for Sikhs, but for all religions."
Meanwhile, Ravneet Singh Bittu claimed that Rahul Gandhi "was not an Indian as he had spent most of his time outside India".
"Look, Rahul Gandhi, in my opinion, is not an Indian. He has spent most of his time outside the world. His friends and family are there. That is why I think that somewhere he does not love his country much because he goes abroad and says such negative things about India," he said.
Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's public outreach initiatives, he claimed that the Congress leader participated in such programmes for photo ops.
He asserted that the Gandhi scion did not understand the pain of the poor even after being elected to Parliament five times.
"He talks about OBCs and castes. Till now, this man has not been able to understand the pain of a cobbler, carpenter or mechanic, even after being the Leader of Opposition. You are still roaming around and asking these people about their problems. Just for the sake of getting your photo clicked, you are doing such things. This is a joke," he said.