Comparing Hindutva With ISIS And Jihadist Islam Factually Wrong: Ghulam Nabi Azad On Salman Khurshid Book Row

Comparing Hindutva with ISIS and jihadist Islam factually wrong: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Salman Khurshid book row

row Joining the dispute over his coworker and senior leader Salman Khurshid’s book launch, Congress’ Ghulam Nabi Azad too said that their political ideology on Hindutva might be different than that of the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, likening Hindutva with the jihadist Islam of terrorist groups such as ISIS and Boko Haram is ‘factually incorrect,’ the G-23 member stated.

A declaration launched by the senior leader said, “We may not concur with Hindutva as a political ideology unique from the composite culture of Hinduism, however comparing Hindutva with ISIS and jihadist Islam is factually wrong and exaggeration.”

The book by former Union minister Khurshid on the Ayodhya decision was launched on Wednesday.

The BJP too has actually launched a scathing attack on the Congress and stated the opposition party is weaving a web like a spider against Hindus. Dealing with a press conference at the celebration head office here, BJP representative Gaurav Bhatia said Khurshid’s book on Ayodhya hurts spiritual sentiments of people. “In this book Hinduism is compared to ISIS and Boko Haram,” Bhatia said, adding that the Congress is weaving a web like a spider versus Hindus.”

Alleging that this is occurring at the wish of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Bhatia questioned her silence on the issue and said: “If you stay silent, then it will be clear that your ideology is likewise against Hindus.” Demanding Khurshid’s elimination from the Congress, the BJP representative stated, “Previously, the term ‘Hindu terrorism’ was developed when the Congress was in power.

BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya in a tweet highlighted a paragraph of the book and said, “Congress’s Salman Khurshid in his brand-new book writes that Hindutva resembles the jihadist Islamist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram. What else can we get out of someone whose celebration created the term Saffron fear simply to draw equivalence with Islamic jihad, to get Muslim votes?”

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