Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A woman Congress leader in Jabalpur was served show-cause notice for comparing Parshuram with Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. Later she apologised on her post, party leaders said on Monday.
On March 12, Congress leader Rekha Vinod Jain who claims to be state women Congress general secretary, compared the personality of Aurangzeb with Parshuram, stating Aurangzeb beheaded his brother and presented it to his father, while Parshuram beheaded his mother.
‘...Aurangzeb beheaded his brother and presented it to his father, while Parshuram beheaded his mother...Aurangzeb was cruel, no one considers him an ideal; Muslims also do not name their children Aurangzeb.
But the followers of Hindutva even build temples of Parshuram...,’ she stated in the said post. After the post went viral on social media, people raised issue against the leader.
State general secretary Sanjay Kamle informed that notice was issued by Jabalpur city Congress president Saurabh Sharma, who sought a reply within 48 hours. He said that the Congress party is a secular party, which respects every religion and society in India equally.
He added that after getting notice, she immediately deleted her post and also wrote an apology letter to the DCC president. ‘A post was shared from my wall due to ignorance, for which I regret. There was no intention to hurt sentiments of any community. As soon as it came to my notice, I removed that post from the wall.
Also, I apologise to everyone for hurting your feelings,’ she stated in her social media post. Cooperative Minister Vishwas Sarang criticised Congress, saying it has become a habit for the party to insult Hindu deities. ‘It has become the habit of Congress to insult Hindu gods, goddesses and Hindu saints.
The Congress leader is forgetting that Parshuram is God and that insult to God will not be tolerated in this country.
Nothing will happen by taking her statements back. In a true sense, the Congress should expel her from the party. If the Congress does not remove her from the party, it means that it is the official statement of Congress and it will be proved that Congress is anti-Hindu,’ Sarang said.
