"Congress running an agenda against Hindus": Shehzad Poonawalla slams KC Venugopal

New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Slamming Congress MP KC Venugopal on his remarks on the Bhagavad Gita in the Lok Sabha today, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla demanded an apology from the latter and said that the Congress is running an agenda against Hindus.
"After Rahul Gandhi, now KC Venugopal. Venugopal has insulted the Bhagavad Gita. He has made very serious comments about it and hurt the Hindu faith. He says that Nathuram Godse learned about murder and intolerance from reading the Bhagavad Gita," Poomawalla said.
"This is not the first time. Congress has previously said that Krishna taught Arjuna jihad. Such criticisms consistently come from Congress and its ecosystem. The people who commit murder and terrorism in the name of another religion, will KC Venugopal say such things about their religious texts? This shows how Congress is running an agenda against Hindus," he added.
Further, the BJP spokesperson asserted that Venugopal should apologize to the crores of Hindus whose faith has been hurt and should work to retract these words.
Referring to the Bhagawad Gita during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu's address, KC Venugopal challenged the NDA over the question of who could be called a "real Hindu believer" and said, "A real Hindu is a person who understands the message of debate, tolerance and human values. Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse, both believed in the Bhagavad Gita."
"Both Mahatma Gandhi and Godse read the Bhagavad Gita, but Mahatma Gandhi learned non-violence, tolerance, respect for human lives and the message of Lord Krishna from the holy book. Whereas Godse learned violence, murder and intolerance from the same texter," he said.
Adding further, he said, "We the Congress and INDI alliance believe in Gandhi's Hinduism, not Godse's Hinduism. We follow Gandhi's Hinduism not Godse's Hinduism."
Venugopal launched a scathing attack on the NDA government for multiple infrastructure failures and said that under the BJP rule, "every building is under threat of collapsing."
"Delhi Airport roof collapsed, Jabalpur Airport roof collapsed, Rajkot Airport canopy collapsed, conditions of roads in Ayodhya is bad, leakage in Ram Mandir, cracks in Mumbai Harbour link road, three new bridges collapsed in Bihar, Pragati Maidan tunnel submerged, all these constructions during the NDA period have collapsed. Under their rule, every building is under the threat of collapsing," he said. (ANI)