New Delhi, Nov 15 The BJP on Sunday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader attended an “anti-Bharat Summit” in Hyderabad but skipped the event organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda at the Parliament House complex.
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Birsa Munda in the Parliament House complex on the occasion of his 151st birth anniversary, celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas on November 15 every year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also paid tributes at the statue of the tribal freedom fighter.
Posting their picture from the event on X, BJP national convenor Ashish Usha Agarwal said in a post on X, “Rahul Gandhi and the Congress never miss an opportunity to claim that they are the voice of Adivasis and champions of tribal rights. But where were they today?
“On Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, the birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, and the Congress were conspicuous by their absence from the parliamentary tribute programme.”
“Instead, Rahul Gandhi was busy attending the anti-Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, an event whose proceedings have raised serious questions about its political agenda and discourse on India’s democracy,” Agarwal charged.
He was referring to the Bharat Summit, an initiative of the Congress backed by the Telangana government. The BJP has alleged that the invitees include individuals with links to George Soros-backed networks and a record of anti-India statements,
“The question to Rahul Gandhi and Congress is simple: Where were the so-called champions of Adivasi rights when the nation was paying tribute to its greatest tribal icon?” Agarwal said.
(PTI News)
