NEW DELHI: A day after Congress MP Danish Ali accused the Center of indulging in “dirty politics” over its decision to create a memorial for Pranab Mukherjee and linked it to the alleged “love for the RSS” of the former president, said his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee. The comment demonstrated his ignorance and lack of knowledge of the history of the party.
“I would say that people, be it Dane Ali or some individuals from XYZ, who make such statements, are perhaps trying to please Rahul Gandhi. By doing so, they are insulting the wisdom and intelligence of Rahul Gandhi’s predecessors such as Mrs Indira Gandhi, her mother Mrs Sonia Gandhi, and other senior Congress leaders like Dr Manmohan Singh,” he told news agency PTI.
“If Pranab Mukherjee was really aligned with the RSS, why did the Congress entrust him with so many different and significant responsibilities for 45 years? Wasn’t Mrs. Indira Gandhi smart enough to see through that? Mrs. Sonia Gandhi was not aware of such things? “These are baseless statements, and if certain Congress members make them, it shows their lack of knowledge about the history of Congress and parliamentary democracy,” he said.
“In a parliamentary democracy, different ideologies can coexist and dialogue between them is essential; this is one of the strongest pillars of parliamentary democracy. Those who make such comments clearly lack understanding and are exposing their ignorance and prejudices through their statements,” added Sharmistha Mukherjee. .
In a social media post about X, Ali had alleged that the honor had been bestowed on the former president because of “his love” for the RSS.
“The Modi government has indulged in dirty politics on death and has rejected the entire nation’s demand for a space for Manmohan Singh at the Rajghat memorial site and has given up land at the same place for the memorial of Manmohan Singh. Pranab Mukherjee. This is low-level politics and a grave. insult to the Prime Minister who brought the economic revolution to the country,” the Congress representative had said.
“This decision of the government is also a gift to Pranab Mukherjee for his love for the Sangh. Pranab Mukherjee bowed his head at the Nagpur headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and conferred the title of Dhartiputra on the founder of the Sangh, Hedgewar. Mukherjee had also played an important role in installing Savarkar’s photograph in Parliament,” he added.
Meanwhile, the BJP launched a scathing attack on the grand party accusing it of disrespecting its own leaders. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciates the contribution to the country and irrespective of political affiliation, honors leaders Sharad Pawar, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Tarun Gogoi in his government.
