'Just like Ganga flows everywhere...': LoP Rahul Gandhi renews attack on RSS over 'independence' remark

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported remarks about not considering August 15, 1947, as the day of independence.

The Congress MP accused the RSS chief of downplaying the ideology of BR Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi from every institution in India. He also advocated for the ideology of the Constitution.

Speaking at the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' in Patna the Congress MP said on Saturday,"...We wanted that just like the water of Ganga flows everywhere, the ideology of the Constitution should also reach every person, every institution of the nation."

"Some days ago, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that India did not get independence on 15th Aug 1947. If RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is saying that India did not get independence on 15th August 1947, then he is rejecting the Constitution of India...He (RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat) is erasing the ideology of Dr BR Ambedkar, Lord Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi from every institution in India...," the Rae Bareli MP said.

He also said that the Constitution does not allow the concentration of wealth in the hands of a minority of people."Where is it written in this book (Constitution of India) that all of the wealth of India should only go into the hands of two to three people...," he said.

Targeting the BJP, Rahul Gandhi said, "In today's India, the MLAs and MPs have no power. When I meet the BJP MPs who belong to the backward community, Dalits, and tribals, they say that we have been put in a cage."

Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state comes at a time when the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants' protests are in full swing.

On Monday, Mohan Bhagwat said that India witnessed true independence on the day of Ram Temple's 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.The remarks sparked a swift response from the opposition leaders.

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