Senior Congress chief Shivraj Patil on Thursday claimed that the idea of jihad was not simply in Islam but in addition in Bhagavad Gita and in Christianity. The BJP hit out on the Congress over Patil’s remarks and accused it of taking part in vote financial institution politics.
Talking on the launch of Congress veteran and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, the previous Lok Sabha Speaker and Union minister Patil said that it’s stated there’s lots of dialogue of jihad within the faith of Islam.
The idea involves the fore when regardless of having the fitting intentions and doing the fitting factor, no person understands or reciprocates, then it’s stated one can use power, he stated.
“It’s not simply in Quran, however in Mahabharata additionally, the half in Gita, Shri Krishna additionally talks of jihad to Arjun and this factor is not only in Quran or Gita but in addition in Christianity,” he claimed in his remarks in Hindi.
#WATCH | It’s stated there’s lots of dialogue on Jihad in Islam… Even in spite of everything efforts, if somebody doesn’t perceive clear thought, energy can be utilized, it’s talked about in Quran & Gita… Shri Krishna taught classes of Jihad to Arjun in part of Gita in Mahabharat: S Patil, ex-HM pic.twitter.com/iUvncFEoYB
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“If after explaining all the pieces, persons are not understanding, they’re coming with weapons then you definitely can’t run, you can’t name that jihad and you can’t name it fallacious, that is what should be understood, there shouldn’t be this idea of creating folks perceive with weapons in hand,” the 87-year-old chief stated.
Patil additional stated Mohsina Kidwai’s guide additionally talks about respecting all religions whereas following your individual. He additionally stated there’s a want for peace on the planet.
Hitting out on the Congress over Patil’s remarks, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated in a tweet, “After AAP’s Gopal Italia & Rajendra Pal, to not be outdone in Hindu hatred & votebank politics, Congress’ Shivraj Patil says Shri Krishna taught ‘Jihad’ to Arjun! “Congress coined Hindu/Saffron terror, opposed Ram Mandir,Questioned Ram JI’s existence, stated Hindutva=ISIS,” Poonawalla tweeted.
In his speech, Patil additionally stated he voted for Mallikarjun Kharge within the Congress presidential polls. He, nevertheless, mistakenly referred to Kharge as Khandelwal a few instances within the speech.
Patil spoke at size and talked about disparate subjects in his tackle.
