Protest Against Congress Leader Salman Khurshid Staged in UP; Effigy Burnt for Comparing Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram
2 years ago

Protest Against Congress Leader Salman Khurshid Staged in UP; Effigy Burnt for Comparing Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram

News 18  

Supporters of Hindu Jagran Manch burnt an effigy of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid here and lodged its protest against remarks made by him on likening party leader Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram. The activists of Hindu Jagran Manch under the leadership of convenor Pradeep Saxena on Wednesday gathered at Farrukhabad’s Sabzi Mandi Road Jawahar Nagar and burnt the effigy of Khurshid. Recently, Khurshid likened Rahul Gandhi to Lord Ram and described him as “superhuman” and a “yogi doing tapasya” lauding the former party chief for his Bharat Jodo Yatra which led to sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Drawing a parallel with Lord Ram and his brother Bharat, Khurshid had said: “Lord Ram’s ‘khadau’ goes very far.

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