The Congress on Thursday (November 7, 2024) targeted BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for his comments about Rahul Gandhi showing a “red cover” copy of the Constitution, claiming that the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra is insulting the Constitution maker and son of the state BR Ambedkar, which the people will not tolerate.
The Congress also said that Mr Fadnavis ‘objected’ to the very same Constitution that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) attacked in 1949 as he was not inspired by the Constitution. Manusmriti.
The Congress comment came a day after Mr Fadnavis asked what message Mr Gandhi wanted to give by showing a red copy of the Constitution of India. Mr Fadnavis also accused the Congress leader of building a coalition of anarchists.
In politics, the color red is often associated with Marxist or communist ideology.
Addressing Mr Fadnavis, Mr Gandhi said in a post on
“This thinking of the BJP is an insult to the constitution maker, Maharashtra’s son Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar,” he said.
“During the Lok Sabha elections, the people of Maharashtra fought for the Constitution and gave a big victory to the Maha Vikas Aghadi. The people of Maharashtra will not tolerate any insult against Babasaheb by the BJP, and along with the Congress and the Maha Vikas Aghadi, they will defend our Constitution by responding with full force to any attack on it.
“And all such shameful attempts by the BJP will fail – if you put it in writing, there will be a caste census,” Mr Gandhi said, using the hashtag #SamvidhanVirodhiBhajpa (anti-Constitution BJP).
Congress secretary (in charge of communications) Jairam Ramesh said, “Devendra Fadnavis is getting desperate. He accuses Rahul Gandhi of displaying a ‘red book’ to seek support from so-called ‘urban naxals’.”
“This book to which Mr. Fadnavis objects is the Constitution of India, of which Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the main architect. This is the very same Constitution of India that the RSS had attacked in November 1949 for not being inspired by him. Manusmriti,” Mr Ramesh said in a post on
“It is the very same Constitution of India that the non-biological Prime Minister wants to replace,” the Congress leader said.
As for the ‘red book’, Mr Fadnavis should know that it contains a foreword by one of India’s most prominent legal figures, KK Venugopal, who was the attorney general of India between 2017 and 2022, Mr Ramesh said. .
“Earlier, the non-biological divinity and the self-styled Chanakya were also given the Red Book. Regarding ‘urban naxals’, the Union Home Ministry told Parliament on February 9, 2022 and March 11, 2020. , that the Government of India does not use the term!” he said.
“Mr. Fadnavis should first think and then speak,” Ramesh added.
The Congress leader also posted pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah receiving the same copy of the Constitution that Mr Gandhi carried.
Mr Gandhi on Wednesday campaigned for the Opposition Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (SP)-Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance in the state where assembly elections will be held on November 20.
He carried a copy of the Constitution with a predominantly red cover at the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan Convention in Nagpur.
Published – Nov 7, 2024 11:05 PM IST