On Rahul Gandhi's Reservation Remark, Amit Shah's 'Anti-National' Jibe

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) escalated its criticism of Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, over his recent remark during the US visit. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday criticised the Congress leader and said that it has become a pattern for him to stand with "forces that conspire to divide the country".

Responding to Rahul Gandhi's remarks, the BJP leader asserted that making anti-national statements has become a habit for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. 

Shah shared a post on microblogging site X and said, "Standing with forces that conspire to divide the country and making anti-national statements have become a habit for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. Whether it is supporting the JKNC's anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on foreign platforms, Rahul Gandhi has always threatened the nation's security and hurt sentiments."

Standing with forces that conspire to divide the country and making anti-national statements have become a habit for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. Whether it is supporting the JKNC's anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 11, 2024

"Rahul Gandhi's statement lays bare the Congress's politics of causing rifts on the lines of regionalism, religion, and linguistic differences," he added.

BJP leader further added that Gandhi has once again brought the Congress's anti-reservation face to the forefront.

"By speaking about abolishing reservations in the country, Rahul Gandhi has once again brought the Congress's anti-reservation face to the forefront. The thoughts that were in his mind eventually found their way out as words," the post read.

In the post on X, the BJP senior leader said that as long as the BJP is there no one can abolish reservations or mess with the nation's security.

I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that as long as the BJP is there, neither can anyone abolish reservations nor can anyone mess with the nation's security.