'We hug you and BJP urinates on you' | 5 things Rahul Gandhi said in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur
Rahul Gandhi addressed the people of tribal communities in Ambikapur on Wednesday and said, "We (Congress) hug you and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) urinates on you". He said this while accusing BJP leaders of "urinating" on 'adivasis (tribals)' and making "videos of it viral so that the entire country watches it". Gandhi made the comments in connection with the incident in Madhya Pradesh, in which a local BJP leader was allegedly seen urinating on a tribal labourer.
The video of the incident had gone viral on the internet. After the incident came to light, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a public apology. He called the victim to his residence and washed his feet as an act of atonement.
Meanwhile, accused Pravesh Shukla was arrested by the police under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Hindustan Times reported. Rahul Gandhi's statement came ahead of the second phase of election in Chhattisgarh. 1. The Congress leader renewed his attack on BJP leaders for calling the tribals "vanvasis" and not "adivasis".
He said, "...BJP calls you 'vanvasi', we call you 'adivasi'. BJP snatches away your rights, we provide you with your rights." 2. Speaking at a campaign rally in Ambikapur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the calls the tribals 'vanvasi' instead of `adivasi' as it does not want them to "dream big". "They don't want your children to learn English, to dream big.
Therefore they call you vanvasi...the word is an insult to you," Gandhi added. 3. He also hit out at BJP leaders for asking the tribals not to learn English while sending their own children to English-medium schools.
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