Hinduism teaches 'om shanti', BJP as representative of Hindus creating 'ashanti': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday again attacked the BJP by questioning how a party which calls itself a representative of Hindus was allegedly spreading ashanti in the country when the first words taught in Hinduism is om shantiA day ago the Congress leader had attacked the BJP by alleging that the saffron party has proved that hatred can be used politically and to win polls but cannot generate employmentOn Tuesday evening addressing a huge crowd at Kallambalam here at the end of the third day of the Kerala leg of Congress partys Bharat Jodo Yatra Gandhi said the first thing that is taught in Hinduism are the words om shantiThen please explain to me how a party that calls itself a representative of the Hindus was creating ashanti in the whole country Wherever they are going they are destroying harmony they are attacking people they are dividing people abusing themAlso Read Third day of Kerala leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra commences amidst encouraging turnoutBut the essence of all religions is peace harmony and compassion All religions teach us to respect each other and that is the spirit of the yatra to unite all Indians irrespective of their religion community language etc Gandhi also the MP from Wayanad saidGiving details of his itinerary for the next day he said that he would be paying his respects to renowned social reformer Sree Narayana Guru at SivagiriThe third day of the Kerala leg of the yatra went ahead amid intermittent rains and swelling public turnout with the Congress leader saying that even blisters will not stop their journey as he and scores of yatris marched along the streets without an umbrella when it rainedGandhi who has embarked on the 3500 km KanyakumariKashmir footmarch said though the participants suffered from blisters on their feet the campaign would go onIn a Facebook post Gandhi said even though the feet have blisters We are out to unite the country We are not going to stop BharatJodoYatra and uploaded a related video clipScores of people lined up on the roadsides despite rains in the city to greet Gandhi and the other padayatrisThe third day of the yatra which commenced around 715 AM from Kaniyapuram near Kazhakootam saw an encouraging turnout of people like the previous two days of the Kerala leg of the foot march which is set to cover 3570 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir over a 150day periodAfter the yatra reached its first halt point at Attingal here Gandhi posted a Hindi verse on his Facebook page wherein he said their courage is not broken nor will they allow it break dreams have not been scattered nor will they allow it to scatter hope is not lost nor will they lose it there is no disappointment nor will people be let down and together we will unite our countryHe also posted that wherever he went during the Bharat Jodo Yatra people are concerned about inflation and rising pricesAlso Read What Rahul yatra means to Congress loyalistsHe claimed that the Prime Minister was deliberately ignoring the plight of the peopleWe will turn every lament of the people of India into a roar We will keep uniting India he further said in the postDuring the break between the first and second phases of the days yatra Gandhi interacted with MGNREGA workers and activists opposing KRails Silverline projectDuring lunch break at Attingal RahulGandhi listened to MGNREGA workers amp activists opposing KRail He articulated the need for a new paradigm for social welfare and that KRail is unnecessary with cheaper amp better options available for mass transportation BharatJodoYatra Jairam Ramesh Congress General Secretary incharge Communications tweetedThe yatra which resumed at 5 PM ended for the day at Kallambalam junctionThe 150day foot march was launched from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will cover 12 states and two Union territoriesThe Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered Kerala on September 10 evening will traverse through the state covering 450 kilometres touching seven districts over a period of 19 days before entering Karnataka on October 1This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever