Rahul Gandhi’s Speech, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Viral Reaction And A BJP Pushback
Nirmala Sitharaman’s facepalm second in Lok Sabha is all around the web. It occurred when Rahul Gandhi talked about the normal pre-Budget ‘Halwa’ ceremony and the dearth of range within the train – an absence of Dalits, Other Backward Classes, Adivasis in its preparation.
The BJP hit again on the Leader of Opposition over his criticism of the federal government’s alleged neglect of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBC, claiming the Congress’ historical past is “replete with instances of obstructing reservation” for these communities. It additionally accused the Congress of being “anti-Hindu”.
Mr Gandhi, displaying an image of the ‘Halwa’ ceremony, mentioned 20 officers labored on making ready the nation’s price range and of them, just one was from a minority neighborhood and one from the Other Backward Classes (OBC).
“20 officers have prepared the budget of India, in which there is only one minority and one OBC. The budget halwa is being distributed, but 73% of the country’s people are not included in it,” mentioned Mr Gandhi.
At this level, the Finance Minister positioned her palms over her face. A disapproving nod adopted.
The response was not misplaced on the Congress chief.
“The Finance Minister is laughing. It is quite astonishing. This is not a laughing matter, madam. This is about caste census. It will change the country,” mentioned Mr Gandhi.
Mr Gandhi claimed the only goal of the Budget is to strengthen the framework of huge companies, political monopoly that destroys the democratic construction, and the deep state or the businesses.
Pushing again, BJP nationwide normal secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh posted on X footage of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation’s board members which included Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, and requested which ones belong to OBC, SC and ST classes.
“Rajiv Gandhi Foundation Board for your perusal. Identify OBCs, SCs and STs for the use of the Congress and its troll army,” he wrote on X together with a screenshot of the muse’s web site displaying its board members.
BJP IT division head Amit Malviya alleged the Congress has been “anti-SC/ST and OBC” since Independence.
“It was the Congress which kept (the) Kelkar Committee recommendation (for Backward Commission) made in 1957 in cold storage until PM Modi gave constitutional status to the OBC Commission in 2018, that too despite Congress’ opposition,” mentioned Mr Malviya.
Rahul Gandhi drew parallels from the Mahabharata, and attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Budget saying that there is an environment of worry within the nation, including that the nation is now trapped in a “Chakravyuh of lotus,” referring to the BJP’s image.
