'Think first and then speak': Congress slams Devendra Fadnavis for targeting Rahul Gandhi over 'red book'

Mumbai: The Congress on Thursday launched a major offensive against the BJP and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for targeting Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Fadnavis had slammed Rahul for displaying the red-coloured pocket Constitution and alleged that he is forging alliance with anarchists and urban Naxals.

Jairam Ramesh, the Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications and Congress leader Pawan Khera, hit out at Fadnavis.

Over the last three days, Fadnavis has targeted the Congress leader, saying: “Rahul Gandhi is surrounded by Urban Naxals and anarchist forces and has transformed into an ultra-left ideologue and is less of a Congressman. The copy of the constitution he flaunts has a red cover, not the traditional blue.”

Ramesh in a post on X said that Fadnavis is getting desperate. “He accuses Rahul Gandhi of showing a "red book" to seek support from so-called "urban naxals”. This book which Fadnavis is taking objection to is the Constitution of India, of which Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the main architect. This is the very same Constitution of India which the RSS had attacked in November 1949 as not having been inspired by Manusmriti. It is the very same Constitution of India that the non-biological PM wants replaced,” said Ramesh.

According to him, as far as the "red book" is concerned, Fadnavis should know that it carries a foreword by one of India's most distinguished legal personalities K K Venugopal, who was Attorney General of India during 2017-2022.

“Previously, the non-biological divinity and the self-proclaimed Chanakya have also been presented with the red book. As far as "urban naxals" is concerned, the Union Home Ministry told Parliament on February 9th, 2022, and March 11th, 2020, that the Government of India does not use the term! Fadnavis should think first and then speak,” said Ramesh.

Khera wanted to know whether Fadnavis saw the colour of the Constitution when he took the “world famous secret oath” at 7 am in the morning of November 22, 2019 at the Raj Bhavan.

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