Amit Shah raps Rahul over his quota, anti-national remark in US

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday blasted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for making "anti-India" and "anti-national" remarks during his trips abroad. He said Gandhi has "always threatened the nation's security and hurt sentiments". "Standing with forces that conspire to divide the country and making anti-national statements have become a habit for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. Whether it is supporting the JKNC's anti-national and anti-reservation agenda in J&K or making anti-India statements on foreign platforms, Rahul Gandhi has always threatened the nation's security and hurt sentiments," he tweeted."Rahul Gandhi's statement lays bare the Congress's politics of causing rifts on the lines of regionalism, religion, and linguistic differences." Shah also blasted Gandhi on the issue of reservation, saying that "by speaking about abolishing reservations in the country, Rahul Gandhi has once again brought the Congress's anti-reservation face to the forefront".Sending a stern message to Gandhi, Shah said that as long as the BJP is there, neither can anyone abolish reservation nor can anyone mess with the nation's security.
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has alleged that former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were also against caste-based reservation. Prasad said other members of the Opposition's INDIA bloc -- DMK chief M K Stalin, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and leaders of the Left parties -- should speak out on Mr Gandhi's remarks."I want to warn (people) that if the Congress tries to tamper with the provision of reservation in any way or scrap it, the BJP will vehemently oppose it," he said.
Meanwhile,leaders from the Sikh community staged a protest outside the official residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after his remarks during his address in the United States sparked a political slugfest. The Sikh Cell of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Delhi took out a protest march outside Rahul and Sonia Gandhi's residence over his remarks on the Sikh community, demanding an apology.BJP leader RP Singh and other Sikh leaders were detained by the Delhi police during the protest. Apart from this, the protestors from the Sikh community slogans against Gandhi and demanded his apology for allegedly "humiliating" Sikhs, holding the Congress responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the country.

#WATCH | Delhi: Sikh Prakoshth of BJP Delhi holds protest against Lok Sabha LoP & Congress MP Rahul Gandhi outside his residence over his statement on the Sikh community. pic.twitter.com/cw5JEn9gpX

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BJP's Gaurav Bhatia told the media, "Everyone knows that Rahul Gandhi is an immature and part-time leader. But people have put a huge responsibility on his shoulders since he became the Leader of Opposition. But I feel sad to say that Rahul Gandhi is a black spot in Indian democracy. He does not even know what to talk about when he visits a foreign country."