Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for speaking up about “communal harmony” on Christmas rather than talking about Manipur conflict which has been going on aggressively for more than a year on.
He accused the BJP of taking a partisan stance on communal issues, claiming that “wherever communal issues are happening, BJP is standing on one side.”
“Wherever communal issues are happening, BJP is standing on one side. That is why the Supreme Court has also intervened in this matter. They have given clear instructions regarding the Places of Worship Act… Yesterday the Prime Minister was talking about communal harmony in the Christmas celebrations, but why is he not talking about the Manipur issue?” said the Congress MP.
This comes after the latest statement made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat where he urged for unity and harmony in the country.
On December 20, the RSS chief speaking at the inauguration of the Hindu Sewa Mahotsav in Pune stressed that divisive issues should not be raised to create enmity, while highlighting the importance of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a symbol of Hindu devotion.
Bhagwat said, “Coming to the question of devotion. There should be a Ram temple, and it indeed happened. That is a site for the devotion of Hindus.”
However, he cautioned against creating divisions. “But raking up new issues every day for disdain and enmity should not be done. What is the solution here? We should show the world that we can live in harmony, so we should have a little experiment in our country,” the RSS chief added.
Highlighting India’s diverse culture, Bhagwat said, “We have ideologies of different sects and communities in our country.”Bhagwat also spoke about Hinduness as an eternal dharma, stating that the Acharyas of this eternal and Sanatan dharma follow the “sewa dharma,” or the dharma of humanity.
Addressing the audience, he described Sewa as the essence of Sanatan Dharma, transcending religious and social boundaries. He urged people to embrace service not for recognition but for the pure desire to give back to society.
Recently, clashes between protestors and police over the court-ordered survey of the Jama Masjid in Sambhal resulted in four deaths in November and a Rajasthan court also accepted a petition submitted by the Hindu Sena claiming Ajmer Sharif Dargah to be Lord Shiva’s temple. Both developments have sparked concerns about the potential for increased communal tensions and conflicts over religious sites.
