"Rahul Gandhi insulting OBCs by cooking up mindless lies," BJP's Narhari Amin fires salvo at Congress leader over his remarks on PM's caste
Feb 08, 2024
New Delhi [India], February 8 : Following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks about the caste of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Narhari Amin said on Thursday that he is insulting the OBC community by cooking up 'mindless' lies.
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi sparked a controversy by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not part of the Other Backward Caste (OBC) community. He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs to the general category.
Taking to 'X', Narhari Amin, former Congress leader, said, "I was serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat in the Congress Government when GoG notified Modh-Ghanchi as OBC on 25th July 1994. This is the same caste our respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi belongs to. Mr. @RahulGandhi is insulting the OBC communities by cooking up mindless lies on this issue. This decision, and the subsequent GoI notification came when Shri @narendramodi was not even MP/MLA forget being CM."
The BJP leader further demanded that Rahul Gandhi withdraw his claims.
"I demand Shri @RahulGandhi immediately withdraw his lies. He should stop defaming OBCs and also apologise to the people of Gujarat for being filled with hate towards our popular Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi," he said.
Gandhi, while addressing a public rally during the Odisha leg of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, said, "Whenever BJP workers come to you, tell them one thing that our Prime Minister lied to the entire country that he belonged to the backward class. He was not born in a backward class, he belongs to the general caste. You tell this to every BJP worker."
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently in Parliament called himself 'sabse bada OBC' (the biggest OBC) and accused the Congress of indulging in hypocrisy and adopting double standards while dealing with leaders of Backward communities.
"Congress party and UPA government did not deliver justice with OBCs. A few days ago, Karpoori Thakur ji was conferred with Bharat Ratna. In 1970, when he became Bihar CM, what was not done to destabilise his government? Congress can't tolerate OBCs...They keep counting how many OBCs are there in the government. Can't you (Congress) see the biggest OBC here (pointing towards himself)?" PM Modi said in his reply to the 'Motion of Thanks' on the President's Address in Lok Sabha on Monday."
