‘Don’t need to learn Ram Bhakti from those who killed Gandhi’
By IANS| Published: 23rd February 2021 12:56 am IST
Udupi (Karnataka), Feb 23 : Karnataka Leader of the Opposition, Siddaramaiah on Monday said he does not “need to learn ‘Ram Bhakti’ from those who murdered true devotee of Lord Ram, Mahatma Gandhi”.
Launching ‘Jana-Dhwani’ (People’s Voice), a 108-km party padayatra (walkathon) by the Congress party in Udupi to oppose the steep hike in petrol and diesel prices, Siddaramaiah said that he is also a ‘Ram Bhakt’ but unlike BJP’s ‘Ram Bhakts’.
“My Ram Bhakti is inspired by none other than the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhi’s Ram Bhakti. His Ram Bhakti included everyone while BJP’s Ram Bhakti is exclusionary, which is dangerous to the unity of the country,” he said while lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).