The BJP reacted angrily yesterday to the reported distribution of a blank notebook as a Constitution copy at Rahul Gandhi's Samvidhan Samman Sammelan convention in Nagpur yesterday and said the entire agenda of the Congress party was to spread falsehoods.
Slamming Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra BJP chief said that this incident shows that the party writes the Constitution as it pleases, as they brought a blank notepad and claimed it to be the copy of Constitution.
State BJP chief spokesperson Keshava Upadhye took to X and wrote, "By giving the name of constitution to a blank notepad, has the Congress indirectly revealed its plan to write the constitution as it wants? Otherwise, the Congress has been talking about cancelling the reservation provided by the Constitution for past few days. Support to Congress means killing the Constitution.''
After being charged, Congress chief spokesman Atul Londhe targeted back at the BJP, saying it is creating a false narrative. He wondered if the BJP is bothered if Rahul Gandhi carries a copy of the Constitution and whether it wants to save it or not, the party again reiterated.
Addressing the gathering yesterday, the Congress MP had said, ''What was being spoken by Bhagwan Buddha, Gandhiji, Ambedkarji, Ashok, Phule are all in the Constitution. This book is not just a modern version but the thoughts behind it are 1000 years old… This book (shows) is a way to live and a way to die.''. He also blamed the BJP and RSS for eroding values enshrined in the Constitution.
Maharashtra Deputy CM also targeted Rahul Gandhi for carrying a copy of the Constitution with a red cover and asked, ''What message Rahul Gandhi wanted to give by showing a red copy of the Constitution of India?'' He also accused him of building a coalition of anarchists.
Congress state president Nana Patole attacked Fadnavis, saying, ''Those who oppose the Constitution have no right to decide whether Constitution's book should be red, yellow or black. Do BJP and Fadnavis equate saving the Constitution with urban naxalism?'' he asked.
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