Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the BJP of focusing on mosques, criticised the proposed Waqf Invoice, pledged to extend reservation past the 50% cap and undertake caste census if his social gathering returns to energy in his speech throughout a well-attended rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. He additionally gave a concerted name to save lots of the Structure and to dispose of the EVMs.
The rally was organised by the Udit Raj-led Dalit-OBC-Minorities-Adivasi (DOMA) Parisangh, the place Kharge accused the PM Modi-led NDA authorities of spreading hatred and discrimination on caste traces. On the stage, there have been huge hoardings proclaiming “Samvidhan Bachao” and “EVM Hatao”. “I’m joyful that at the moment Dalits, OBCs, minorities and tribals have gathered right here. If we need to obtain one thing, there ought to be unity. We have to be united from Kanyakumari to Kashmir… Now you don’t need to struggle for simply your self but additionally for saving the organisations and the Structure,” Kharge mentioned in his deal with. “If the Structure just isn’t saved, we won’t survive both. That’s the reason we should keep united and defend it. This democracy is a present from Babasaheb Ambedkar, however lots of you aren’t able to safeguard it and even take into consideration its significance…,” he added.
In his deal with, Kharge criticised PM Modi and the BJP for his or her “biased strategy” on the premise of caste and faith. “Modiji leaves no stone unturned in discriminating between castes,” he mentioned. Kharge additionally accused the BJP of manipulating EVMs.“BJP talks about its morality however does immoral issues. It steals your votes via EVMs,” he mentioned.
He additionally reiterated his social gathering’s dedication to conducting a caste census and growing the reservation restrict past 50%.
He accused the BJP of making an attempt to divide the society by holding surveys at each mosque within the nation and mentioned by doing so, the saffron social gathering is disregarding the recommendation of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. “In Might 2022, Mohan Bhagwat had mentioned that constructing the Ram Temple was their solely motive and that discovering Shivling beneath each mosque just isn’t… now, surveyors are going in all places, saying that this was a temple earlier…,” he mentioned, including, “go and destroy the Qutub Minar as a result of it was additionally constructed by Muslims, go and break the Taj Mahal…and the Charminar in Hyderabad”.
He concluded his speech by calling himself a proud Hindu with secular values.
