Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised the ruling BJP government for being a "mute specta🍌tor" in the face of ongoing attacks on minority communities, particularly Muslims.
Gandhi's comments come after two recent incidents of mob violence in BJP-ruled states, Haryana and Maharashtra. On August 27, a Muslim migrant from West Bengal was bea🍃ten to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri, allegedly by cow vigilantes who suspected him o🎐f eating beef. Another person was injured in the attack.
In a separate incident in Mah🌟arashtra, an elderly man was abused and beaten on a train after beingᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ accused of carrying beef.
Sharing screenshots ൲of the two incidents, videos of which have been doing the rounds on social m♊edia, Gandhi said those who have climbed the ladder of power by using hatred as a political weapon are continuously establishing the rule of fear in the country.
The Congress leader said these miscreants have got free hand from the BJP government, that is why th🔯ey have got the courage to do thiꩵs.
"The hateful elements hiding in the form of the mob are openly spreading violenc♐e, challenging the rule of law. These miscreants have got a free hand from the BJP government, that is why they have developed the courage to do so," Rahul said in a post in Hindi on X.
There ar🔥e continuous attacks on minorities, especially Muslims, and theꦉ government machinery is watching as a "mute spectator", he said.
The authority of the law should be esta൲blished by taking the strictest action against such "anarchist elements", Gandhi said.
"Any attack on the communal unity of India and the rights of Indians is an꧂ attack on the Constitution, which we will not tolerate at all," he said.
"No matter how much the BJP tries - we will win this historic battle to unite India against hatred at any cost," the Congress leader said.
