New Delhi: The Delhi BJP on Friday made a big attack on the Aam Aadmi Party and demanded that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sack his minister Rajendra Pal Gautam for allegedly disrespecting and insulting Hindu gods. Top BJP leaders attacked Kejriwal after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister, Rajendra Pal Gautam, recently attended a mass conversion gathering where people took a pledge to “not worship Hindu gods and goddesses.”
The event was attended by over 10,000 people on Wednesday who gathered at Ambedkar Bhavan in the national capital to take part in the initiation to convert to Buddhism on October 5. Delhi BJP leaders also shared videos of the controversial event on social media.
found out now @ArvindKejriwal Why does Diwali impose a ban on Hindus on Dussehra, why does the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits lie. It is Kejriwal’s minister Rajendra Pal who takes oath on the stage and humiliates Hindu gods and goddesses. Kejriwal’s anti-Hindu face has become naked today pic.twitter.com/2hGVglAmw6— Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 7, 2022
“Gautam, the social welfare minister in the Kejriwal government, in a programme at Karol Bagh on Dussehra, showed “disrespect” towards Hindu deities in presence of thousands of people,” Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta charged during a press conference.
The anti-Hindu cabinet minister of Delhi government who insulted Hindu gods and goddesses among thousands of people is not forgivable!
Are AAP ministers allowed to spew such venom towards any religion?@ArvindKejriwal If there is any shame left then sack such minister. — Adesh Gupta (@adeshguptabjp) October 7, 2022
“This is not an isolated incident, it is in the character of the AAP to insult and disrespect Hindu gods and goddesses. We demand Kejriwal immediately expel Gautam from his Cabinet,” Gupta said.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari also demanded Gautam’s sacking, claiming his action could lead to animosity between Hindu and Buddhist communities. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said, “This is the true anti-Hindu face of AAP – this is not a ‘sanyog’ (coincidence) or a one-off incident of abusing Hindus or inciting riots- we have seen how Kejriwal opposed Ram Mandir, how Sisodia did the same, how they backed Delhi riots mastermind Tahir Hussain! Will they sack Rajendra Pal?”
This is the true anti Hindu face of AAP – this is not a sanyog or a one off incident of abusing Hindus or inciting riots- we have seen how Kejriwal opposed Ram Mandir , how Sisodia did the same, how they backed Delhi riots mastermind Tahir Hussain!
Will they sack Rajendra Pal? pic.twitter.com/c6J0VCMCG8
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) October 7, 2022
Following the furore over the oath during the event, AAP’s minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said, “BJP is anti-national. I’ve faith in Buddhism. Why does anyone have trouble with it? Let them complain. The Constitution gives us the freedom to follow any religion. The BJP is afraid of AAP. They can only lodge fake cases against us.”