Malviya accused Gandhi of making “patently false and misleading” statements about the status of Sikhs in India, suggesting that his remarks could potentially incite unrest within the country.
The BJP leader linked Rahul’s statement to the Chandigarh blast, implying a possible chain of events triggered by Gandhi’s “outrageous” remarks.
Malviya urged people to understand the chronology, stating, “Rahul Gandhi made a patently false and misleading statement in the USA, said Sikhs do not have freedom and equal rights in India.”
“Yesterday, a blast happened in Chandigarh. The sequence shows that soon after his outrageous comment, internal disturbance starts in the country. Now connect the dots!” he added.
The incident Malviya referred to was a low-intensity explosion at a house in Chandigarh, where the owner claimed that two individuals in an auto-rickshaw had thrown a grenade. The police reported no casualties, but some damage to windows and garden pots. An investigation is underway, with the police suspecting the involvement of Harwinder Singh Sandhu, also known as Rinda, a Pakistan-based designated Khalistan terrorist. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also initiated a parallel investigation.
Malviya’s comments were in response to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks during his address to Indian Americans in the US, where he accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of considering certain religions, languages, and communities as inferior to others. During his interaction, Rahul specifically addressed a Sikh attendee, asking, “What is your name, brother with the turban,” and then said, “The fight is about whether a Sikh is going to be allowed to wear his turban in India or a kada in India. Or he, as a Sikh, is going to be able to go to a gurdwara. That’s what the fight is about. And not just for him, for all religions.”
