- By JE News Desk
- Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:02 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
CONGRESS MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and referred to them as "21st century Kauravas".
While addressing the media after the Bharat Jodo Yatra reached Ambala district on Monday, Gandhi said that Haryana is the land of the Mahabharata.
#WATCH | 'Kauravas' of the 21st century wear Khakhi half-pant and run 'shakhas'. Besides them stand the country's 2-3 richest people: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Haryana pic.twitter.com/F6mnYE1Yz6
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He then attacked the RSS and the ruling dispensation and said, "Who were the Kauravas? I will first tell you about the 21st century Kauravas, they wear khakhi half-pants, they carry lathi in hand and hold shakhas.... India's 2-3 billionaires are standing with the Kauravas," referring to the RSS.
"Did the Pandavas do demonetisation, implement wrong GST? Would they have ever done so? Never. Why? Because they were tapasvis and they knew that demonetisation, wrong GST, farm laws are a way to steal from tapasvis of this land.... (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi did sign on these decisions, but the power of India's 2-3 billionaires were behind it, whether you agree or not." he said.
He further said that people are unable to understand this, but the fight today is same as the fight at that time.
"People don't understand this, but the fight which was at that time, it is same today. Between whom is this fight? Who were Pandavas? Arjuna, Bhim...they used to do tapasya," said the Congress MP.
He then spoke about the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by him and compared it to Pandavas.
"On one hand there were these five tapasvis and on the other hand there was a crowded organisation. With the Pandavas, there were people of all religions. Like this (Bharat Jodo) Yatra, nobody asks anyone from where he comes. It is a shop of love. The Pandavas had also stood against injustice, they too had opened shop of love in the market of hate," he said.