Malviya accused Gandhi of constructing “patently false and deceptive” statements in regards to the standing of Sikhs in India, suggesting that his remarks may doubtlessly incite unrest inside the nation.
The BJP chief linked Rahul’s assertion to the Chandigarh blast, implying a potential chain of occasions triggered by Gandhi’s “outrageous” remarks.
Malviya urged folks to grasp the chronology, stating, “Rahul Gandhi made a patently false and deceptive assertion within the USA, stated Sikhs should not have freedom and equal rights in India.”
“Yesterday, a blast occurred in Chandigarh. The sequence exhibits that quickly after his outrageous remark, inside disturbance begins within the nation. Now join the dots!” he added.
The incident Malviya referred to was a low-intensity explosion at a home in Chandigarh, the place the proprietor claimed that two people in an auto-rickshaw had thrown a grenade. The police reported no casualties, however some harm to home windows and backyard pots. An investigation is underway, with the police suspecting the involvement of Harwinder Singh Sandhu, also called Rinda, a Pakistan-based designated Khalistan terrorist. The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has additionally initiated a parallel investigation.
Malviya’s feedback had been in response to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks throughout his deal with to Indian People within the US, the place he accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of contemplating sure religions, languages, and communities as inferior to others. Throughout his interplay, Rahul particularly addressed a Sikh attendee, asking, “What’s your title, brother with the turban,” after which stated, “The battle is about whether or not a Sikh goes to be allowed to put on his turban in India or a kada in India. Or he, as a Sikh, goes to have the ability to go to a gurdwara. That is what the battle is about. And never only for him, for all religions.”
