‘No proper to lecture’: Royal scions, BJP leaders slam Rahul Gandhi’s ‘pliant Maharajas’ comment | India Information

NEW DELHI: Members of nation’s erstwhile royal households have expressed sturdy opposition to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s current feedback in an editorial, accusing him of misrepresenting the contributions and legacy of India’s princely states.
Rahul Gandhi in his opinion piece for the Indian Categorical, scrutinized India’s colonial historical past, with particular references to how the East India Firm allegedly manipulated Indian royalty for its achieve.
“India was silenced by the East India Firm. It was silenced not by its enterprise prowess, however by its chokehold. The Firm choked India by partnering with, bribing, and threatening our extra pliant maharajas and nawabs. It managed our banking, bureaucratic, and knowledge networks. We did not lose our freedom to a different nation; we misplaced it to a monopolistic company that ran a coercive equipment,” Rahul wrote in his article.
Representatives of royal households argued that these feedback by Rahul weren’t solely a distortion of historic information but in addition a disservice to those that fought and sacrificed for India’s independence.
Rajasthan’s deputy chief minister Diya Kumari, whose father was Jaipur’s last ruling Maharaja Man Singh II, rejected Rahul’s claims and dismissed his assertions as a gross misrepresentation.
“I strongly condemn Rahul Gandhi’s try to malign the erstwhile royal households of India. The dream of an built-in India was solely attainable due to the utmost sacrifice of those households. Baseless allegations, based on half-baked historic interpretations, are utterly unacceptable,” Kumari stated.

BJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia from Gwalior’s dynasty opposed the Congress chief’s statements. “Those that promote hatred haven’t any proper to lecture on Indian delight and historical past,” he stated.
Accusing Rahul of a “colonial mindset,” Scindia countered Gandhi’s interpretation by citing figures comparable to Mahadji Scindia, Kittur Chennamma, and Rani Velu Nachiyar—figures he argued had been true patriots in India’s freedom wrestle.
“Your selective amnesia about your individual privilege is a disservice to these really striving in opposition to adversity,” he famous.

BJP MP from Mysore Yaduveer Wadiyar, and Wadiyar dynasty descendant, said, “Rahul Gandhi’s lack of awareness of true historical past is on fixed show. His newest assertion, through an article this morning, displays his ignorance of the contributions made by the erstwhile princely states in direction of right this moment’s Bharat, the patronisation of Bharatiya Heritage, with out which, we would have misplaced lots of the traditions we maintain pricey right this moment, and most significantly, the sacrifices they made made in direction of the formation of a unified India.”

BJP MLA from Dewas and royal member of the family Gayatri Raje Puar criticised Rahul’s statements as disregarding the royals’ function in preserving “Sanatan Sanskriti.” She emphasised their contribution to defending heritage, sovereignty, and tradition, leading to “Akhand Bharat.”
BJP chief and Nathdwara MLA Vishvaraj Singh Mewar stated that Rahul’s feedback demonstrated both “ignorance or intentional misrepresentation.”

BJP chief Smriti Irani additionally criticised Rahul Gandhi’s article, stating, “Those that have relegated the Congress occasion to a ‘non-public restricted firm’ are speaking about East India Firm. It’s equally ironic that Rahul Gandhi stated that the East India Firm had suppressed India. His assertion is an insult to the valour of our freedom fighters like Rani Laxmi Bai, Mangal Pandey and Tatya Tope.”