New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversy over BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri’s Islamophobic remarks on Danish Ali, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met the BSP MP at his residence in Delhi. Soon after their meet, Gandhi took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared a picture of him hugging Ali. “Nafrat ke bazaar mein, mohabbat ki dukkan (In this marketplace of hatred, there is a shop of love)”, Gandhi captioned the photograph.

WHEN RAHUL MET DANISH ALI

नफ़रत के बाज़ार में मोहब्बत की दुकान pic.twitter.com/3IqLMFU0dx

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 22, 2023

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OPPOSITION BLASTS BIDHURI

Earlier several Opposition leaders came down heavily over Bidhuri’s remarks against BSP leader Danish Ali in Lok Sabha on Thursday and sought strict action against him.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said, “we are habitual of hearing it”. “Those words were used against the whole Muslim community. I can’t understand how can Muslims associated with the BJP tolerate this? This shows what they think about Muslims…They should be ashamed,” Abdullah said.

RJD MP Manoj Jha said he is “saddened but not surprised” at Bidhuri’s remarks.  “This is the truth of PM’s ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. We need to think that if such words were used for an MP in Parliament, then to what kind of language against Muslims, and Dalits legitimacy is been given? Till now, the PM could not say a word on Ramesh Bidhuri,” Jha said.

BJP ISSUES SHOW CAUSE NOTICE TO BIDHURI

Meanwhile, the BJP has issued a show cause notice to party MP Ramesh Bidhuri on the instruction of party president JP Nadda for his use of unparliamentary language against Danish Ali, reports said.

Bidhuri’s communally insensitive remarks, made during the discussion on the Chandrayan-3 Mission in Lok Sabha, have been expunged from the proceedings. Besides, Danish Ali has also written to Birla regarding the same calling it “heartbreaking”.

“This is most unfortunate and the fact that it has happened in a new parliament building under your leadership as Speaker is truly heartbreaking for me as a minority member of this great nation and an elected member of Parliament as well,” Ali said.

“I, therefore, intend to give this Notice under rules 222, 226, and 227 of the rules of procedures and conduct of business in Lok Sabha and direction of the Speaker against Ramesh Bidhuri, MP,” he added in his letter.