Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on September 22 continued his swipe on senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked if the deities in Hindu temples are lying for ages just like that.
Assam CM Continues His Swipe On Rahul Gandhi
Taking to his microblogging platform X, CM Sarma wrote, “Rahul ji – Are you convinced that deities in Hindu temples have been there for ages just like that? People do not derive spiritual solace from Murtis? Then why do you visit temples? Please do not have so much contempt for Hindus.”
This comes after the Congress leader compared the Members of Parliament (MPs) with idols in temples, “having no power”.
While addressing a press conference a day after the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on September 22 attacked the government saying the bill is a “distraction and diversion tactic from the demand for a caste census”.
“MPs have been turned into murtis in temples. OBC MPs have been filled like murtis (in the Parliament) but they don’t have any power. There is no contribution to running the country,” Gandhi said.
