‘History stands witness…’: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes Jibe at BJP, RSS over ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign
On Wednesday (August 3, 2022), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi poked fun at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Har Ghar Tiranga campaign while sharing a photo of himself visiting Karnataka Khadi Village Industries. In a tweet, the Congress leader shared a series of photos of himself posing with and ironing the National Flag, with the caption, “History bears witness that those who are running the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign have come from an anti-national organisation that did not hoist the Tricolour for 52 years.”
On Wednesday (August 3, 2022), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi poked fun at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Har Ghar Tiranga campaign while sharing a photo of himself visiting Karnataka Khadi Village Industries. In a tweet, the Congress leader shared a series of photos of himself posing with and ironing the National Flag, with the caption, “History bears witness that those who are running the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign have come from an anti-national organisation that did not hoist the Tricolour for 52 years.”
“It was a great pleasure to meet all the colleagues of Karnataka Khadi Village Industries. History is witness that those running the ‘Har Ghar Tricolor’ campaign have come out of the anti-national organization which did not hoist the tricolor for 52 years. From the freedom struggle, they could not stop the Congress party even then and will not be able to stop it even today,” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. The tweet comes soon after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday sealed the Young Indian office in the National Herald premises and barricaded the party headquarters and the residences of the Gandhis.
कर्नाटक खादी ग्रामोद्योग के सभी साथियों से मिलकर बहुत खुशी हुई।
इतिहास गवाह है, 'हर घर तिरंगा' मुहीम चलाने वाले, उस देशद्रोही संगठन से निकले हैं, जिन्होंने 52 सालों तक तिरंगा नहीं फहराया।
आज़ादी की लड़ाई से, ये कांग्रेस पार्टी को तब भी नहीं रोक पाए और आज भी नहीं रोक पाएंगे। pic.twitter.com/tp2fjLki75
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 3, 2022
The central government has been conducting various programmes in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of independence.
Meanwhile, the BJP urged the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and other opposition parties to refrain from politicising the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and instead unite to celebrate the National Flag.
In a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra appealed to all parties, saying, “The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is a government initiative, not a political one. As a result, during today’s Tiranga bike rally in Delhi, the Ministry of State for Elementary Affairs and Culture, a ministry of the Government of India, issued this call. Because it is a politically neutral programme, it was decided to hold a tricolour bike rally in Delhi, which was flagged off by Vice President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu Ji.”
“Politics is also taking place, with numerous statements being made. The BJP would like to request parties with folded hands without naming them. The tricolour belongs to everyone, and if all MPs join in, this animosity, “He stated.
Earlier on Sunday, in his latest Mann ki Baat episode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to change their social media display picture to the National Flag.
Following this, many Congress leaders launched a counterattack against the BJP and changed the image of Jawaharlal Nehru holding the National Flag on the party’s official Twitter account. Party leaders have also updated their social media photos to match.
“The pride of the country is our tricolour. Our tricolour is in the heart of every Indian,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted as he changed his profile photo to Nehru holding the National Flag.
“In the Lahore session of 1929, while hoisting the flag on the banks of river Ravi, Pandit Nehru said, ‘Once again you have to remember that this flag has now been hoisted. As long as there is a single Indian man, woman, child alive, the prestige of this tricolour should not be lowered,” Congress leader Ramesh tweeted.
On the other hand, RSS has been questioned for not changing its social media photo to the National Flag.
“Such things should not be politicised. The RSS has already extended its support to ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ and ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programmes. The Sangh had in July appealed for full support and participation of the people and swayamsevaks in the programmes to be organised by the government, private bodies and the Sangh-related organisations,” RSS Akhil Bhartiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar said.
“This is a process. Let us handle it our way. We are thinking about how to celebrate. The Sangh has already clarified its stand and supported all the programmes initiated by the Centre regarding the Amrit Mahotsav,” an RSS functionary said.