Union Legislation Minister Kiren Rijiju hit out on the AAP and its management saying he doesn’t perceive why Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and “his gang” hate Hindu and Hindutva a lot.
The minister’s remarks got here after a video clip purportedly displaying Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at an occasion the place lots of took a pledge to transform to Buddhism whereas denouncing Hindu deities went viral.
In a sequence of tweets posted late on Friday night time and on Saturday morning, Rijiju mentioned, “I actually don’t perceive the explanation as to why Arvind Kejriwal and his gang hate Hindu and Hindutva a lot.” “I can perceive about Rahul Gandhi however Arvind Kejriwal….,” the BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh mentioned.
Each Indian ought to observe the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas’, he added.
After the video of Gautam attending the occasion went viral, the BJP sought the minister’s resignation, saying his feedback spotlight the hate the AAP has for Hindus.
Gautam responded by saying he was a “deeply non secular individual and wouldn’t even dream of insulting any deity via any motion or phrase of mine”. He additionally accused the BJP of spreading rumours and propaganda.
There was no official response both from the AAP or the Delhi authorities, however sources within the celebration claimed the chief minister was “extraordinarily displeased” with Gautam.