BJP slams Rahul Gandhi's X post on Constitution Day: 'Aurangzeb preaching about tolerance'

Rahul Gandhi’s post had emphasised the Constitution as a 'sacred promise' to every Indian

After Rahul Gandhi greeted the public on Constitution Day, the BJP termed the Congress leader’s post on X “deeply hypocritical”.

In a post on X, Gandhi on Wednesday said the Constitution is not merely a book, but a "sacred promise" to citizens of the country. He urged the people of India to pledge not to allow any "attack on the Constitution”.

भारत का संविधान सिर्फ एक किताब नहीं, यह देश के हर नागरिक से किया गया एक पवित्र वादा है।

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वादा कि चाहे कोई किसी भी धर्म या जाति का हो, किसी भी क्षेत्र से आता हो, कोई भी भाषा बोलता हो, गरीब हो या अमीर, उसे समानता, सम्मान और न्याय मिलेगा।

संविधान गरीबों और वंचितों का सुरक्षा कवच… pic.twitter.com/yjIDxhFfGo

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 26, 2025

"As long as the Constitution is secure, the rights of every Indian are secure. Let us pledge that we will not allow any kind of attack on the Constitution. It is my duty to protect it, and I will stand first in front of every assault on it. Heartfelt greetings to all of you on Constitution Day. Jai Hind, Jai Samvidhan," Gandhi said on X.

What did BJP say?

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘hypocrisy’

BJP leader CR Kesavan slammed Gandhi’s post on X, likening it to “Aurangzeb preaching about tolerance” and “Mir Jafar lecturing on loyalty”.

Kesavan told News18 that the Congress had forfeited its moral right to speak about constitutional values due to its actions during the Emergency.

“Rahul Gandhi talking about the virtues of our sacred Constitution is as hypocritical as Aurangzeb preaching about tolerance and as paradoxical as Mir Jafar lecturing on loyalty,” Kesavan said.

He also alleged that the Congress had “murdered the Constitution” during the 1975 Emergency, even going so far as to amend the Preamble to consolidate power.

Kesavan accused Gandhi of having “scant regard or respect” for Dr BR Ambedkar’s Constitution, stating that the Congress leader routinely “slanders the democratic process” and “maligns constitutional institutions”.

On Constitution Day, he told News18 that it would be appropriate for the Congress and Rahul Gandhi to “seek forgiveness and tender a public apology” to the nation and to future generations for the “assault on democracy”.

Samvidhan Divas, or Constitution Day, is an annual observance that commemorates the official adoption of the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949, establishing India as a sovereign and democratic republic. The Indian government declared November 26 as Constitution Day in 2015, under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.