Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi, stated on Saturday that it is incorrect to put politics’ “excavation of mosques” before of development, especially while people are struggling with inflation and farmers are demonstrating.
As a diverse and secular country, Vadra voiced concerns about the growing conflation of religion and politics, arguing that the two should remain distinct.
He referred to mosque surveys as an incorrect strategy in an interview with PTI Videos. Robert Vadra claimed to have been traveling the nation on “spiritual trips” and stopping at different houses of worship.
On Saturday, he offered a chaddar at Mumbai’s renowned Haji Ali Dargah.
He said, “I prayed for the well-being of my family and the country. I wish brotherhood prevails in the society. Even as people are suffering because of the inflation and farmers are protesting, the focus is on the excavation of mosques, which is wrong. Communal issues will arise instead of development. It will create unnecessary unrest”.
Following a court-mandated assessment of the Shahi Jama Masjid, which dates back to the Mughal Empire, widespread violence broke out in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, on November 24.
Vadra said, adding that he wanted to promote peace and harmony, “We are a diverse nation and should try to be as secular as possible. There shouldn’t be the politics of religion. Religion and politics should be separate”.
Speaking on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), whose credibility is questioned by the Opposition parties, Vadra said, “The trust in EVMs is questionable. Everyone is shocked with the (assembly poll) results in Haryana and Maharashtra”.
If people were upset with the BJP governments, how did the party win elections (in these states)?
Vadra questioned why farmers were holding protests if Haryana residents were satisfied with the BJP administration.
Near the Shambhu border, farmers have been demonstrating in support of a number of requests, one of which is a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
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