After Congress MP Imran Masood made a pitch to make Priyanka Gandhi Vadra the prime ministerial face of the party, her husband, Robert Vadra, said that “there are demands from everywhere”.
“There are demands from everywhere that Priyanka should come forward. There are also demands that I should enter politics. But right now, we should focus on the real issues that concern the people,” he said, in what appears to be a snub to Rahul Gandhi who has for long been seen as the de facto PM face of the grand old party.
Earlier on Tuesday, Masood said that if Priyanka were to be made the Prime Minister, she would give a strong response like her grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
He was defending her remarks on rising violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh, especially Hindus.
Speaking to ANI, Imran Masood said: "Is Priyanka Gandhi the Prime Minister? Make her the Prime Minister and see how she will retaliate like Indira Gandhi. She is Priyanka Gandhi. She has Gandhi added behind her name. She is the granddaughter of Indira Gandhi, who inflicted so much damage on Pakistan that those wounds still haven't healed. Make her the Prime Minister and see how she will retaliate. You won't dare to do that."
Recently, Priyanka urged the Centre to take cognisance of the increasing violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities after the murder of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh.
She pointed to the recent incidents of the brutal killing of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
In a post on X, she said, "The news of the brutal murder by a mob of Hindu youth Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh is extremely alarming. In any civilised society, discrimination, violence, and murder based on religion, caste, identity, etc., are crimes against humanity. The Government of India should take cognisance of the rising violence against Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist minorities in the neighbouring country and firmly raise the issue of their safety with the Government of Bangladesh."
Meanwhile, Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven people in connection with the lynching of a Hindu youth in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, stated in a post on X. The victim, Dipu Chandra Das (27), a garment worker and follower of Sanatan Dharma, was beaten to death on December 18 in the Bhaluka area of Mymensingh district.
According to police, the killing was allegedly triggered by accusations of blasphemy. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the country's largest minority organisation, strongly condemned the murder, describing it as a brutal act that threatens communal harmony.
(With inputs from ANI)
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