Rahul Gandhi says Bhagwat’s remarks on Independence are treasonous and deserving of arrest | VIDEO

Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wendesday criticised RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for his recent remarks on India's independence movement and the Constitution. Gandhi called Bhagwat’s statements "treason" and condemned them as an insult to India’s independence.

Gandhi said, "Mohan Bhagwat has the audacity to inform the nation every 2-3 days what he thinks about the independence movement, Constitution." He added that Bhagwat’s comments on the invalidity of the Constitution and India's independence were unacceptable, stating, “What he said yesterday is treason because it is stating that the Constitution is invalid, fight against the British was invalid."

The Congress leader also criticised Bhagwat for questioning India’s independence in 1947, calling it an insult to every Indian. “To say that India did not get independence in 1947 is an insult to every single Indian,” Gandhi stated.

Gandhi further stated that in any other country, Bhagwat’s remarks would have led to arrest and trial. “He has the audacity to say this publicly, in any other country, he would be arrested and tried,” Gandhi said. He urged for an end to such statements, emphasizing that people should not tolerate "this nonsense that these people think they can just keep parroting out and shouting and screaming."

Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on India's independence movement and the Constitution

In his recent speech, Bhagwat stated that the true independence of Bharat was not achieved in 1947, but instead on the day of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. He described this as the “true independence” of India, which had faced foreign invasions for centuries. According to Bhagwat, after India gained political independence from the British on August 15, 1947, the Constitution was formed based on a vision specific to India’s "self". However, Bhagwat suggested that the Constitution was not implemented in the true spirit of that vision.

Bhagwat also asserted that the Ram Mandir movement was not launched to oppose any group but was intended to awaken the "self" (swa) of Bharat so the country could stand on its own feet. He went on to explain that invaders destroyed temples in India to diminish the country's "self."