Thakur’s comments on Gandhi were an insult to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and OBC communities, said the opposition party. State Congress president Nana Patole sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP over the comments.
Talking to reporters in Mumbai during the protest, Patole said, “Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is raising his voice for the rights of backward communities. He has been demanding a caste-based census.
In retaliation, a BJP MP asked Rahul Gandhi about his caste in the Lok Sabha.” “By asking about his caste, the BJP not only insulted Rahul Gandhi but also disrespected SCs, STs, Nomadic Tribes and OBC communities,” contended the Congress leader.
Patole said not only are Congress workers outraged by the questioning of Gandhi’s caste, but there is anger against the BJP within backward classes. Congress workers took to streets on Thursday and staged protests across the state, condemning the BJP’s “Manuwadi” attitude, he said.
Despite facing insults and abuses, Gandhi is determined to continue fighting for the rights of backward communities and will press for his demand for a caste-based census in the country, Patole maintained. It is a serious matter that PM Modi has supported Thakur’s comments, he argued.
Asked about the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)’s August 7 meeting on seat allocation for the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra, the Congress MLA insisted no formula on distribution of segments in the 288-member house has been decided among the opposition bloc’s constituents.
