"Will hurt faith of crores of Hindus": BJP's Praveen Khandelwal targets Kharge over his Mahakumbh remark

"His statement will hurt the faith of crores of Hindus in the country. He said that all of this would not make us rid of poverty. Earlier, a footfall of 40 crore people was expected in the Maha Kumbh, due to which business worth about Rs 2 lakh crore was possible. Now the way the crowd of people is increasing, this figure will go above 50 crore people and it will generate around business worth about Rs 2.5 to 3 lakh crores," Khandelwal told ANI.

Further attacking Kharge, he said, "I think he does not know about the economy. This is a well-known fact that where there is faith, there is economy..."

Earlier BJP leader RP Singh criticised Kharge's recent comments regarding Maha Kumbh, stating that Kharge and Congress have developed a habit of mocking Sanatan practicesSpeaking on the issue.

Singh remarked, "See, constantly ridiculing Sanatan, taking a dig at Sanatan's rituals, it has become a habit of Congress and Kharge Sahab to take a dig at Sanatan's rituals."

Singh further challenged Kharge's remarks by asking him to show the same level of criticism towards other religions, particularly Islam. "I want him to take this kind of sarcasm once about any other religion and say something about Islam, like if going to Hajj earns any employment," Singh stated.

The BJP leader also highlighted, "For his (Kharge) information, 40 crore people will take a dip in the Mahakumbh. Whatever the estimate may be, will that not create employment? Will the use of the tempo car and food items and other arrangements not create employment?"

The BJP's attack after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who participated in the holy dip during the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

He questioned whether taking a dip in Ganga would "alleviate poverty," especially when "children are dying of hunger.". He also alleged that while on one hand PM Modi salutes the constitution, on the other "he does everything against it."

Congress was holding a massive 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally at the birthplace of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Indore's Mhow on Monday in which prominent Congress leaders across the country participated. The Leader of the Opposition of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was also in attendance. (ANI)