Congress MP Shashi Tharoor termed Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane’s recent remarks on electronic voting machines (EVMs) as “shocking” and goes against the inclusive values espoused during India’s freedom struggle. accused of being. “I have to say that it is wrong for people to criticize any particular community, be it Muslims, Hindus, Christians or any caste,” Shashi Tharoor told news agency ANI. Ta.
This comes as Maharashtra Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane, speaking at the Hindu Garjana Sabha festival in Sangli on Friday, made the disparaging remark that “EVM means every vote against the mullahs”. This is in response to what happened.
Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, stressed that targeting particular communities is fundamentally wrong, saying all citizens are equal and this equality is essential for the country’s progress. He claimed that.
Shashi Tharoor told ANI, “Such things are very shocking. In our country, we really need to understand the basic lessons of the freedom struggle. That’s when I said that the basis of Pakistan is that they left. Since Mahatma Gandhi, our leaders have said we have fought for freedom for all. We will create a constitution for everyone and everyone will live here with equal rights.”
“We are all equal individual citizens of India and that is the only basis on which our country can progress,” he added.
Nitesh Rane calls Kerala ‘mini-Pakistan’
Notably, in December last year, Nitesh Rane caused controversy by calling Kerala a “mini-Pakistan” during a rally in Pune.
Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane, in a speech commemorating Shiv Pratap Din, said that the electoral success of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Kerala was due to the support of “terrorists”. It was claimed that it was due to
Brinda Karat seeks arrest of Nitesh Rane
The controversial comments by Nitesh Rane, the BJP leader and a minister in the state of Maharashtra, have drawn widespread criticism not only from Tharoor but also from leaders across the political spectrum. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat also condemned Nitesh Rane’s comments and called for his arrest.
“This is hate speech and this man should be arrested. This man is a threat to India as this is not the first time he has made such outrageous social statements… The fact that he continues to be a minister is a threat to India. The hypocrisy of the BJP and the RSS,” said Brinda Karat.
