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Congress is most communal party of India: BJP
New Delhi, June 23
Terming the Congress as the
most communal party of the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party on
Tuesday said that looking at Yoga Day celebrations through the eyes of
communalism is only a Congress mindset.
"On Rajpath itself,
citizens from 84 countries not only participated in International Yoga
Day celebration but also practised yoga there. People of all religious
denominations were there. Where is communalism in yoga," asked union
minister Prakash Javadekar.
"Congress is the worst communal party
and it works on communalism, and therefore, they see communal angle in
every action...In fact, the Congress mindset is communal," he added.
The
Congress on Monday accused the ruling BJP of playing divisive politics
and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology over his party leader
Ram Madhav's tweets about Vice-President Hamid Ansari's absence from
Rajpath on Yoga Day.
Reacting over the controversy, former union
minister and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "Ram Madhav's
comment shows that polarisation was the intention behind Yoga Day."
"Communal
polarisation is the only thing Modi knows. The obnoxious comments by
Ram Madhav is a deliberate attempt at polarisation," he added.
Taking
a jibe at the Congress, Javadekar said the Yoga Day celebrations
throghout the world was a moment of pride for India but instead of
feeling proud, Congress is feeling desperate and frustrated.