INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Congress, which is accused by the BJP of calming Muslims, may also be exposing itself to criticism of catering Christians in
poll-bound Nagaland and Meghalaya.Christians constitute more than 85 percent of the population of Nagaland and over 75 percent in Meghalaya
The two northeastern states deal with assembly election on February 27
As marketing for elections peaks, the Congress is being accused of delighting in appeasement of Christians in the 2 states.An election rally
was held at Diphupar Village Public Ground in Nagaland on February 21
Congress president and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, celebrations senior-most basic secretary and Rajya Sabha MP
in-charge of Nagaland Mukul Wasnik and All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Nagaland Ajoy Kumar dealt with the rally.Congress MP
Rahul Gandhi attended to an election rally in Meghalayas capital Shillong on February 22
It was his very first rally after he dealt with one in Gujarat in November last year.All the four leaders sought to please the bulk
Christians and attacked the competing BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union house minister Amit Shah.While Rahul spoke about securing
the faith of individuals of Meghalaya, Kharge discussed the attack on Christians in the last 11-12 years and the contribution the
community has made in the education sector
Kumar exhorted the people to listen to the church and the appeal by Naga Baptist Council in favour of the Congress.Alleging appeasement of
Christians, BJP national representative in-charge of Nagaland Nalin Kohli informed TOI that it was a deliberate move on the part of the
The Congress party has no presence on the ground in Nagaland which is why its leaders are intentionally adopting an agenda of
disinformation and abuse versus the BJP and its management, he said.Kohli even more stated, They (the Congress leaders) are unable to
counter the BJPs positive program of advancement as implemented by Prime Minister Narendra Modis government at the Centre and our union
federal government led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in the state
However, the Congress rejects that any sort of appeasement is taking place
Speaking with TOI, party general secretary Tariq Anwar stated, Nothing of the sort is happening
There is no appeasement of any neighborhood
If atrocities take place, we will definitely speak
There is nothing incorrect with it
Congress raises concerns concerning all neighborhoods
Asked to talk about Ajoy Kumars statement about Naga Baptist Councils appeal, Anwar said, I do not know about that
Rahul GandhiThe former Congress president talked about the religion of the people of Meghalaya five times in his 20-odd-minute speech
You have your own culture, your traditions, your religion, your history
The reason I am here is because the ideology of the BJP, and particularly the RSS, is trying to attack and damage your culture, your
tradition, your religious beliefs
I am here to inform you that we are standing with you in this battle
We are not going to permit the ideology of the BJP to hurt your language, your custom, your faith, your culture, your history, he said
amidst cheers from the crowd.The Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad in Kerala further said, If I was to come here, like the prime minister does, and
place on this jacket, then assault your faith, attack your culture, attack your history, attack your language, I would be insulting you
Rahul ended his speech by discussing the faith of the people one last time
To conclude, I would repeat, we are here to safeguard your culture, to protect your language, to protect your religion, he
said.Mallikarjun KhargeIn his speech, Kharge praised the Christian missionaries
He said individuals and doctors of Nagaland are great
They are great because the missionary schools in Nagaland are imparting quality education
Otherwise, Modi closed 71,000 schools
For that reason, you will not discover a single doctor, engineer, skill-developed individual or expert
The Congress president declared that 500 attacks have actually occurred on the Christian neighborhood because 2021
He blamed the BJP for ruining constitutional organizations but still sending their kids to study in English-medium schools run by
Christians.Kharge said, These people (BJP leaders) are breaking organizations
The Christian neighborhood imparted education to several individuals
They (BJP leaders) abuse, attack and make claims against the Christians but all their kids come to convent school just
Wherever you go, not in Nagaland, (and ask) where are your children studying? (The BJP leaders will reply) St Johns
Somebody will state other names such as St Stephens
It implies they desire good education in English medium schools of Christians
However they always blame (the Christians)
Ajoy KumarAICC leader in-charge of Nagaland Ajoy Kumar looked for to please the churches while all at once assaulting the judgment
BJP-Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) alliance federal government in the state.The previous Lok Sabha MP began by alleging
that all the cash that the BJP and the NDPP were dispersing was from their roadways and medical facilities which were not constructed
It is from your medical college
They are not doing you a favour
It is the responsibility of the people of Nagaland to comprehend this
No one is dispersing money due to the fact that they like you
They are distributing just one per cent of the cash they have actually stolen from all the hundreds and thousands of crores from your
roadways, from your healthcare facility, from your high court and from your stadium
He said a couple of days back, one of the Congress functionaries from Delhi went to Mokokchung
The Naga Womens Association were looking for individuals whether they were carrying liquor
Generating the church, Kumar said, So, this is a state where the church is stating that you should have tidy politics
Because the future of your children, bad schools, bad hospitals and bad roadways, no medical or cancer treatment, is since the leaders of
the BJP and NDPP have actually stolen your cash in countless crores and provided you hundred rupees
He next brought a Christian organisations name in the speech to appeal to Christians to elect the Congress
The Congress party, in its DNA, is for a secular nation
And when the Naga Baptist Council makes an appeal, then please listen to them, he said
Kumar alleged that the BJPs ideological moms and dad RSS was attempting to alter the nature of the church committees by slipping into them
The RSS has started entering your church committees
They are attempting to change the church committees and the nature of people, he said.After the BJP and RSS, Kumar assaulted Union home
How can Mr Amit Shah tell you anything when they assault people of different religious beliefs across India
How dare he concern Nagaland and state our company believe in all faiths and all religions are equal? They attack people of different
religious beliefs every day, he said
Mukul WasnikThe Congresss senior-most nationwide basic secretary and in-charge of Nagaland Mukul Wasnik declared that the BJP protested
the constitutional concepts of secularism and the liberties to consume, drink and impersonate one wanted.The Rajya Sabha MP stated,
Sometimes I do feel very concerned that how can celebrations like the NDPP share seats with a party like the BJP
What is the BJP after all? Does the BJP obviously think in the perfects of the Constitution of India? Does it think in socialism? Does it
think in democracy? Does it believe in secularism? Wasnik even more stated, Look at their politics
They believe in one nation
They think that this country must have just one religious beliefs
They believe that there must be just one language and that must be just Hindi
They think that individuals should use just those clothing which the BJP desires
They will decide what we need to eat, what we should consume
They will choose what motion picture we ought to opt for and they will choose what tunes we ought to be singing
He stated India has a composite culture
The country has all tones of the rainbow
But BJP believes in only colour and that is against the composite culture which the Constitution of India thinks in, he added.
