BJP and those who vote for the party are 'Rakshas': Congress leader Randeep Surjewala
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Kaithal, Aug 14: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, has erupted a controversy after he used derogatory words to describe the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and its supporters as ‘Rakshas’ (monsters).
Addressing the Congress 'Jan Akrosh rally' in Kaithal, Haryana, on Sunday, Surjewala said, "Don't give job, at least give a chance to sit in the job. People of the BJP and the JJP are ‘rakshas’ (monsters) and those who vote for the BJP and support them are ‘rakshas’ too. Today, I curse from this land of Mahabharata."
A video clip of the speech has gone viral on social media, with many BJP leaders sharing them.
#WATCH | In Kaithal, Haryana, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala says, "...Those who vote for BJP and are BJP supporters are of 'raakshas' (demons) tendency. I curse from this land of Mahabharat..."
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2023
(13.08.2023) pic.twitter.com/IGuouzalbS
Meanwhile, reacting to the Congres leader's comment, BJP the national spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeed, "The Congress party, which failed to launch the prince again and again, has now started abusing the public and Janardhan. Listen to Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, who has become a victim of blindness in protest against Prime Minister Modi and BJP, saying - 'The people of the country who vote and support BJP are ‘monsters’." Patra also shared the video clip.
बार-बार शहजादे को लॉन्च करने में असफल कांग्रेस पार्टी अब जनता-जनार्दन को ही गाली देने लगी।
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) August 14, 2023
प्रधानमंत्री मोदी और भाजपा के विरोध में अंधेपन के शिकार हो चुके कांग्रेस पार्टी के नेता रणदीप सुरजेवाला को सुनिए कह रहे हैं - “भाजपा को वोट और सपोर्ट करने वाली देश की जनता ‘राक्षस’ है”… pic.twitter.com/GZvKVOcVa5
While the Congress or Surjewala is yet to make an official statement over the comment, another BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said “first Bharat Mata ki Hatya and now abusing Bharat ki Janta”.
“Randeep Surjewala & his party refer to Afzal Guru, Osama & Hafiz Saeed with 'Ji' & ‘Sahab’ but here he is abusing voters - 22.9cr voters. Says those who vote BJP are ‘Rakshas pravriti vale (राक्षस प्रवृत्ति वाले )’ First abuse ECI,EVMs & now No Confidence in Janta ? Janta will teach them a lesson ! For us Janta is JANARDHAN or like God,” he tweeted.
#WATCH | BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala says, "Congress has crossed all its limits. Randeep Surjewala, who calls 'Afzal Guru' as 'Afzal guru ji' and his party members calls 'Osama' as 'Osama ji', has started abusing Indian voters now. Congress party says on foreign land that… https://t.co/INpUOR3U5s pic.twitter.com/swQTNesfN1
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2023
Another BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia also tweeted and said, “The Congress party, which failed to launch Rahul Gandhi, is now venting its anger on the public. Randeep Surjewala said - 'The people of the country who voted for BJP are 'monsters', Khangrace should understand that it is the right of a citizen to vote or support any party. You are anti-national for your language and thinking'."
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