KOLHAPUR: Shivaji Maharaj's statue fell in Maharashtra's Malvan this Aug as the "niyat (intention) was not good", Lok Sabha leader of opposition (LOP) Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, slamming BJP over the collapse and reiterating that the governing party was trying to destroy the Constitution .
"Shivaji Maharaj was an idol for courage, sensitivity and justice. Congress and INDIA bloc are following in the footsteps of Shivaji Maharaj. BJP is, however, standing opposite and is attempting to destroy the Constitution," the Congress MP said, inaugurating a Shivaji statue in Kolhapur. Rahul said the Modi-led govt did not even let President Droupadi Murmu, an Adivasi, participate in the consecration ceremony at Ram Mandir this Jan and the inauguration of new Parliament building last year.
He said a struggle rages between two ideologies, one of equality and the other opposing it. "This is not a political fight. This is a fight of ideology. Those who bow before Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should respect and protect the Constitution," Rahul said. He reaffirmed Congress's commitment to a caste census, saying his party would get both the LS and RS to clear such a count. "It will be an x-ray of India. RSS people say that they will not let it happen. What is the problem? They don't want 90% of the population to know where the wealth of the country is concentrated, who are controlling systems and institutions," Rahul said, adding the exercise, once done, would change the country's politics.
Rahul said the PM was "boasting" of getting 400-plus seats during the Lok Sabha election campaign earlier this year. "People quietly showed him his place. We were happy when Modi touched the Constitution on his forehead. But the truth is that he doesn't believe in the Constitution," Rahul said.
Rahul visited a Dalit home on the city's outskirts, shared a meal with the family and gifted them a copy of the Preamble to the Constitution.
"Shivaji Maharaj was an idol for courage, sensitivity and justice. Congress and INDIA bloc are following in the footsteps of Shivaji Maharaj. BJP is, however, standing opposite and is attempting to destroy the Constitution," the Congress MP said, inaugurating a Shivaji statue in Kolhapur. Rahul said the Modi-led govt did not even let President Droupadi Murmu, an Adivasi, participate in the consecration ceremony at Ram Mandir this Jan and the inauguration of new Parliament building last year.
He said a struggle rages between two ideologies, one of equality and the other opposing it. "This is not a political fight. This is a fight of ideology. Those who bow before Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj should respect and protect the Constitution," Rahul said. He reaffirmed Congress's commitment to a caste census, saying his party would get both the LS and RS to clear such a count. "It will be an x-ray of India. RSS people say that they will not let it happen. What is the problem? They don't want 90% of the population to know where the wealth of the country is concentrated, who are controlling systems and institutions," Rahul said, adding the exercise, once done, would change the country's politics.
Rahul said the PM was "boasting" of getting 400-plus seats during the Lok Sabha election campaign earlier this year. "People quietly showed him his place. We were happy when Modi touched the Constitution on his forehead. But the truth is that he doesn't believe in the Constitution," Rahul said.
Rahul visited a Dalit home on the city's outskirts, shared a meal with the family and gifted them a copy of the Preamble to the Constitution.
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