Criticising Rahul Gandhi 's 'dangerous' remarks on the reservation system, BJP 's Rajya Sabha MP Anil Bonde said that the Congress MP's tongue should be 'singed'.
His statement came after Shiv Sena's Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad 's controversial announcement of a Rs 11 lakh reward for anyone who chops off Gandhi's tongue for his statements about abolishing the reservation system.
On Tuesday, addressing Maharashtra's Amravati, Bonde said, "The language of chopping off the tongue is not proper, but what Rahul ji said against reservation is dangerous. Hence, if anyone speaks anything absurd in a foreign country, then rather than chopping off his tongue, it should be singed, PTI reported."
During a recent visit to the US, Rahul Gandhi told students at Georgetown University that the Congress would consider scrapping reservation "when India is a fair place", which he said is not currently the case.
"It is necessary to certainly singe the tongues of such people - be it Rahul Gandhi, Dnyanesh Maharao or Shyam Manav and people who hurt the feelings of the 'bahujan' and majority," Bonde said in an event.
Earlier today, the Congress filed a police complaint over the recent statements of leaders targeting Rahul Gandhi. The party alleged that the statements were aimed at jeopardising the safety and security of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and to disturb peace throughout the country, especially in view of the polls in Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana.
In the complaint submitted to the SHO of the Tughlaq Road police station by AICC treasurer and general secretary Ajay Maken, the Congress cited the recent remarks by BJP leaders Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Raghuraj Singh, as well as that of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
Bonde's comments, which went viral on social media, have been criticised by opposition parties. Even within his own party, the BJP, Bonde did not receive support. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said he does not endorse the statements made by Bonde and Gaikwad against Rahul Gandhi, but he also urged the Congress leader to refrain from making "anti-India statements" and clarify his position on the reservation issue.
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut denounced the remarks made by BJP-Shiv Sena lawmakers against Gandhi. He alleged that there is a conspiracy against Gandhi and a threat to his life. Raut also questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah regarding the comments made by Bonde and Gaikwad.
In the meantime, several Congress leaders and workers staged a sit-in protest outside the Amravati police commissionerate, demanding action against Bonde.
Amravati MP Balwant Wankhade, Amravati MLA Yashomati Thakur, and former minister Sunil Deshmukh, along with Congress workers, participated in the protest, calling for a case to be registered against Bonde for his remarks.
His statement came after Shiv Sena's Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad 's controversial announcement of a Rs 11 lakh reward for anyone who chops off Gandhi's tongue for his statements about abolishing the reservation system.
On Tuesday, addressing Maharashtra's Amravati, Bonde said, "The language of chopping off the tongue is not proper, but what Rahul ji said against reservation is dangerous. Hence, if anyone speaks anything absurd in a foreign country, then rather than chopping off his tongue, it should be singed, PTI reported."
During a recent visit to the US, Rahul Gandhi told students at Georgetown University that the Congress would consider scrapping reservation "when India is a fair place", which he said is not currently the case.
"It is necessary to certainly singe the tongues of such people - be it Rahul Gandhi, Dnyanesh Maharao or Shyam Manav and people who hurt the feelings of the 'bahujan' and majority," Bonde said in an event.
Earlier today, the Congress filed a police complaint over the recent statements of leaders targeting Rahul Gandhi. The party alleged that the statements were aimed at jeopardising the safety and security of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and to disturb peace throughout the country, especially in view of the polls in Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana.
In the complaint submitted to the SHO of the Tughlaq Road police station by AICC treasurer and general secretary Ajay Maken, the Congress cited the recent remarks by BJP leaders Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Raghuraj Singh, as well as that of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad.
Bonde's comments, which went viral on social media, have been criticised by opposition parties. Even within his own party, the BJP, Bonde did not receive support. Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said he does not endorse the statements made by Bonde and Gaikwad against Rahul Gandhi, but he also urged the Congress leader to refrain from making "anti-India statements" and clarify his position on the reservation issue.
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut denounced the remarks made by BJP-Shiv Sena lawmakers against Gandhi. He alleged that there is a conspiracy against Gandhi and a threat to his life. Raut also questioned the "silence" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah regarding the comments made by Bonde and Gaikwad.
In the meantime, several Congress leaders and workers staged a sit-in protest outside the Amravati police commissionerate, demanding action against Bonde.
Amravati MP Balwant Wankhade, Amravati MLA Yashomati Thakur, and former minister Sunil Deshmukh, along with Congress workers, participated in the protest, calling for a case to be registered against Bonde for his remarks.
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