Adhir calls BJP leaders ‘fake Hindus’

NEW DELHI: Congress leader of House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha describing its leaders as “fake Hindus” and accused the government of “trying to shut the voices of people through bullets.”

Chowdhury’s remarks came while showing his protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which triggered widespread violent demonstrations across India since the Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha during winter session.

Referring to Union minister Anurag Thakur’s recent “shoot the traitors” statement

leading Election Commission to restrict him for a certain period from campaigning in Delhi ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in the city on February 8, Chowdhury mentioned the government “cannot shut the voice of the people through bullets”.

“People are staging protests to save the Constitution after the CAA came into force. Common people are being shot and killed by bullets. This government is trying to shut the voice of people through bul

lets. They cannot do that. They (BJP) are fake Hindus,” Chowdhury

said during Zero Hour demanding discussion over the issue and asking the government to reconsider CAA.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla interrupted in between and said that a late night discussion on CAA was arranged in winter session. Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Congress can raise the issue after the motion of thanks to President’s address, “I am appealing to you through Speaker to let the House continue its proceedings.”

Chowdhury was among other Congress MPS along with other lawmakers from Dravida Munetra Kazhagam and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) who started protest against the government to “roll back” CAA soon after the House assembled at 11 a.m. on Monday.