'Rahul insulted Hindus, lowered dignity of LoP post' — BJP lashes out after Congress MP's LS speech

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New Delhi: Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhis first speech as Leader of Opposition caused an uproar in Lok Sabha Monday, the BJP deputed two of its Union ministers and a senior parliamentarian to rebut the Rae Bareli MPs claims, saying this is not the first time he and the Congress have insulted Hindu society...

He has insulted the Hindu society and this is not the first time, this is the old method of Congress..

Chidambaram had called Hindus terrorists, Union Minister for Railways and Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a press conference in the Parliament premises...

While speaking in the Lok Sabha Monday, Rahul accused the BJP of spreading violence, hatred and lies, which, he said, were against the basic tenets of Hinduism advocated by Lord Shiva...

Flanked by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi, Vaishnaw said that in 2013, the then home minister Sushil Shinde had also called Hindus terrorists..

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