Tariq Hamid Karra sharply criticized RSS-BJP on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary

Srinagar: On the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s passing, Congress J&K President Tariq Hamid Karra delivered a harsh indictment of the RSS-BJP, accusing them of inciting enmity and failing to condemn the murder of Nathuram Godse.

“First of all, I will say that this was not a murder of just some man; this was the murder of humanity on 31st January 1948,” Karra said. He went on to say, “It is not only our political duty but also our human duty to honor such personalities, to keep that ideology alive, so that more and more young people are motivated to follow that ideology.”

Karra also criticized the RSS-BJP coalition for not denouncing Godse’s activities. “We have to prepare our cadres, especially the young people, so that they do not only take Gandhian and Nehruvian philosophy and ideology to the battlefield but also the ideologues of those who have heated up the market of hatred, whether it is Golwalkar ji, or Savarkar ji, or Nathuram Godse,” he stated.

Karra screamed, “Have they denounced Nathuram Godse’s behavior to this day when he carried out Mahatma Gandhi’s death in 1948? If not, what has prevented him from doing so? You idolize that individual (Godse) while simultaneously referring to him as the father of the country.

Karra then addressed the shortcomings of the government’s diplomatic and economic policies. “Their GDP growth is trailing behind, and both their diplomatic and economic policies have failed. “Building roads alone does not boost the nation’s credibility,” he said.

Karra also spoke on the current controversy surrounding the Waqf Amendment and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), claiming that these laws are the result of a hate campaign. “These are all outcomes of the agenda of hatred, which they want to keep free in the whole country,” he said.

He said, “If you look at it from one side, minorities as a whole, not only Muslims, look at what is happening with the Dalit society; look at what is happening with the Christian society… surprisingly, they say that Hindus are in danger.”

Karra said, “On the one hand, you say that there are 17 crore Muslims in the minority, but in a country of 140 crore, when you say that the majority is in danger from the minority, it not only shows your weaknesses but also shows your nefarious designs.” What he said was the “outcome of that nefarious design, which 70-75 years ago, in fact 100 years ago, their ancestors drafted, and today they believe if not now, then never.”