MOHD AZAM; NEW DELHI
Jan Akrosh rally orgnised in New Delhi on Sunday at Ramleela
ground where the congress workers were addressed by congress president Rahul
Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi reminded the failure of PM Modi’s government. He narrated
the whole story of technical problem in the flight which he had aboarded. Rahul
shared his feeling with the party workers.
He said, ‘I was
going to Karnatka 2 or 3 days ago. My trip to Karnataka was by plane and the
plane fell to 8000 feet. I thought my end... that everything finished now; then
I recalled Kailash Mansarovar, and now I want to travel Kailash Mansarovar, so
I want 15 days furlough.”
The statement is seen important in the wake of election and this
shows an image of moderate Hindutva of congress. The BJP which took power in the centre during
2014 has been alleging Congress for anti-Hindu constantly. The congress,
getting consecutive defeat in the elections, tried well to overcome from this
allegations, and to change its image among the people, of which results were
seen in Gujarat assembly election.
When Rahul Gandhi gave priority to visit the temples during the
election campaign, the Congress’s soft Hindutva image emerged in the spotlight.
Rahul Gandhi kept on claiming himself a man adheres to Hindu and he told
himself a Janeu holder.
Rahul Gandhi and congress leaders are continuously visiting the
Mathas in Karnataka. Rahul has visited the Mathas and temples linked to Kurba,
Lingayat, Vocaligga community. He can be seen worshipping and taking bless of
pious Teeka on his fore head by priests.
Where Rahul on the one hand has announced his commitment to go on
a tough journey of Kailash Mansarovar after the plane’s narrow escape from
crash; on the other hand, PM Modi who is to go for the election campaign in
Karnatka on May 1st could not visit the Kedarnath temple on his scheduled
programme. The door of Kedarnath temple has been opened on Sunday and PM Modi
had to visit Kedarnath, but his programme was cancelled.
It is noticeable
that the journey to Kailash Mansarovar is understood a tough journey of Hindu
religion. The congress president’s journey can be seen as big message among the
Hindu communities.
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Rahul’s maternal
forefather and first Prime Minister of India, says in his book Discovery of
India, “The mighty rivers of India that flow from this great mountain barrier
into the plains of India attracted me and reminded me of innumerable phases of
our history.”