The Congress on Friday dissociated itself from veteran chief Shivraj Patil’s comment that the idea of jihad exists not simply in Islam but in addition within the Bhagavad Gita and Christianity. The social gathering stated the comment was unacceptable.
Patil tried to wriggle out of the controversy by denying what he had stated. Talking on the launch of Congress chief and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography on Thursday, Patil stated it was stated there was a lot dialogue about jihad in Islam and that the idea “involves the fore when regardless of having the fitting intentions and doing the fitting factor, no one understands or reciprocates, then it’s stated one can use drive”.
“And that’s not simply in Quran sharif… in Mahabharata additionally, the half in Gita, Shri Krishna additionally talks of jihad to Arjun and it’s not that this factor is simply in Quran or Gita additionally it is in Christian writings….which implies that even after attempting to make (somebody) perceive…they don’t seem to be understanding…and they’re coming with weapons you then can’t run, you can’t name that jihad and you can’t name it unsuitable additionally, that is what have to be understood, there shouldn’t be this idea of constructing folks perceive with weapons in hand,” he stated.
Looking for to make clear his remarks, the previous residence minister stated Friday that if somebody who spoke the reality was killed, it will be jihad even within the Hindu faith. “When you kill Mahatma Gandhi, it’s jihad. Why was Mahatma Gandhi killed?…I’ll name it jihad…not jihadi…I’ll name that act jihad,” he informed ANI. “It’s you who is asking it jihad. I used to be saying, would you name jihad what Shri Krishna informed Arjuna to do? No. That’s what I stated.”
As his remarks created a political furore with the BJP attacking the Congress, the Opposition social gathering’s communication head, Jairam Ramesh, stated, “My senior colleague Shivraj Patil reportedly made some feedback on the Bhagavad Gita. That’s unacceptable. Subsequently, he clarified. The Congress’s stand is obvious. The Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation.”
Ramesh additionally put out an excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s e book The Discovery of India, the place the primary prime minister talks concerning the message of the Gita.