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The CM was referring to an incident where a man abused the PM’s late mother from a stage set up for the Vote Adhikar Yatra in poll-bound Bihar’s Darbhanga
Gupta, while speaking at an event in the national capital, urged the public to raise their voices when they see something wrong and uphold India’s culture. File pic
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday questioned whether politics in India has fallen so low that even mothers are disrespected for personal gains.
“Has politics stooped so low that we will abuse someone’s late mother for our interest…Should we not get angry? Should we not give them a reply? Should we not raise our voices against this? This is the time to be a warrior for the country,” she said in Hindi at an event on Tuesday evening.
While Gupta did not take names, she was referring to an incident from last month where a man abused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother from a stage set up for the Vote Adhikar Yatra in poll-bound Bihar’s Darbhanga. The video of the incident went viral.
The man, identified as Mohammad Rizvi, alias Raza (20), has been arrested.
The Vote Adhikar Yatra in Bihar is being led by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav.
Gupta, while speaking at an event in the national capital, urged the public to raise their voices when they see something wrong and uphold India’s culture.
“Not all battles are fought at the borders; some are fought within the society by fighting the evils in it… We have to raise our voice when we see our ‘sanskriti’ getting disrobed, when we see ‘sabhayata’ getting killed,” she said.
Earlier during the day, the Prime Minister also raised the issue, highlighting the struggles and dignity of mothers.
“A poor mother, through her struggles, provides education and values to her children, instilling noble virtues. That is why a mother’s place is considered even higher than that of gods and goddesses,” he said.
Calling Yadav and Gandhi “young princes born into royal families”, PM Modi said that they can never understand the sacrifices of an ordinary mother and the hardships of her son.
“These privileged individuals were born with silver and gold spoons and view power in Bihar and across the country as their family inheritance…These individuals believe they have the right to insult those who work hard, and thus resort to a barrage of abuses,” he had said.
The remarks and subsequent reactions have added fresh fire to the political slugfest in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections later this year.
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist and covers the Election Commission, Indian Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. She has nearly seven years of experience in the news media. She tweets @nived…Read More
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist and covers the Election Commission, Indian Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. She has nearly seven years of experience in the news media. She tweets @nived… Read More
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