<p>New Delhi: Upping the ante on the ‘Shakti’ remark made by Congress leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>, the BJP on Wednesday knocked on the doors of the Election Commission of India, filing a complaint for allegedly hurting the Hindu religious sentiments. </p><p>Union Minister Hardeep Puri and party leader Om Mathur went to lodge a complaint against Gandhi at the EC, demanding action against the Congress and him for “violating” the model code of conduct.</p><p>At Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday, at a rally to mark the end of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi said that the Opposition is fighting against a ‘shakti’ (force). </p>.After PM's take on 'Shakti' remark, Rahul says Modi twisting words .<p>“In Hindu religion, there’s a word called ‘shakti’; we (the Opposition) are also fighting against such a ‘shakti’. The question is what is that ‘shakti’, the king’s soul lies in the EVM,” Gandhi had said. </p><p><br>In their complaint, the BJP said that in Hinduism, Goddess Durga, “one of the most revered deity” is also prayed by the name ‘Shakti’. “This obnoxious statement against Hinduism and Hindu Gods has deeply hurt the sentiments of Hindus as it was rendered with malicious intention of insulting the religious values associated with "Shakti' and creates enmity among the religions, so that the INC in general and Rahul Gandhi particular can appease some religious community,” the complaint read, adding that since ‘shakti’ alludes to the female deity and women folk in India, the term has an “underlying misogynistic tone”.</p><p>On Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi led the attack saying those out to destroy ‘shakti’ are destroyed and that INDIA leaders only attack Hinduism. In response, Gandhi sent out a post on X alleging that Modi twisted his statement. “Modi ji does not like my words. He tries to twist my statements and change the meaning because he knows that I have spoken a deep truth,” Gandhi’s post read.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Upping the ante on the ‘Shakti’ remark made by Congress leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/rahul-gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</a>, the BJP on Wednesday knocked on the doors of the Election Commission of India, filing a complaint for allegedly hurting the Hindu religious sentiments. </p><p>Union Minister Hardeep Puri and party leader Om Mathur went to lodge a complaint against Gandhi at the EC, demanding action against the Congress and him for “violating” the model code of conduct.</p><p>At Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday, at a rally to mark the end of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi said that the Opposition is fighting against a ‘shakti’ (force). </p>.After PM's take on 'Shakti' remark, Rahul says Modi twisting words .<p>“In Hindu religion, there’s a word called ‘shakti’; we (the Opposition) are also fighting against such a ‘shakti’. The question is what is that ‘shakti’, the king’s soul lies in the EVM,” Gandhi had said. </p><p><br>In their complaint, the BJP said that in Hinduism, Goddess Durga, “one of the most revered deity” is also prayed by the name ‘Shakti’. “This obnoxious statement against Hinduism and Hindu Gods has deeply hurt the sentiments of Hindus as it was rendered with malicious intention of insulting the religious values associated with "Shakti' and creates enmity among the religions, so that the INC in general and Rahul Gandhi particular can appease some religious community,” the complaint read, adding that since ‘shakti’ alludes to the female deity and women folk in India, the term has an “underlying misogynistic tone”.</p><p>On Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi led the attack saying those out to destroy ‘shakti’ are destroyed and that INDIA leaders only attack Hinduism. In response, Gandhi sent out a post on X alleging that Modi twisted his statement. “Modi ji does not like my words. He tries to twist my statements and change the meaning because he knows that I have spoken a deep truth,” Gandhi’s post read.</p>
