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The Congress has demanded an apology from BJP top leadership after this incident. A must read on Dynamite News:
Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, while targeting BJP, on Wednesday said that the Saffron Party has an "anti-Dalit mindset" after an incident at a Ram temple in Alwar.
On Ram Navami a Congress Dalit leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Teeka Ram Julie, visited the Ram Temple in Alwar. After his visit, former BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja sprinkled Ganga water at the temple to "purify" it.
The Congress shared a vedio in which BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja is seen saying, "Some impure people came, so I poured Ganga jal to purify the temple."
The Congress has demanded an apology from BJP top leadership after this incident.
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Referring to the incident, Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, "Another example of BJP's anti-Dalit and Manuvadi thinking! BJP has been continuously insulting Dalits and attacking the Constitution."
बीजेपी की दलित विरोधी और मनुवादी सोच का एक और उदाहरण!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 9, 2025
बीजेपी लगातार दलितों को अपमानित और संविधान पर आक्रमण करती आ रही है।
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"That is why it is important not just to respect the Constitution but also to protect it.
"Modi Ji, the country will be run by the Constitution and its ideals, not by Manusmriti which considers Bahujans as second class citizens," Gandhi said.
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However, Gyandev Ahuja defended his action, saying Congress leaders have "no moral authority" to attend such ceremonies as the party's leadership had questioned the existence of Lord Ram and "boycotted" the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya last year.