The BJP leader alleged that the Congress earlier showed its "anti-Hindu" mentality
through its stand on the Ram Sethu issue.BJP MP Anurag Thakur has slammed a
Facebook post by a former Congress legislator on Janmashtami, drawing Rahul
Gandhi's attention to the "anti-Hindu" sentiment displayed there.
Former Congress MLA from Jawali in the Kangra district Neeraj Bharti's post carried an
illustration from the story of Krishna, watching gopis bathe in the Yamuna. It asked
"Aaj Iska Janmadin Hai Kya" (Is today His birthday)."
Alleging that Mr Gandhi's Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is a farce, the BJP chief whip in
parliament stated, "Such a derogatory post under your protection is an attack on the
religious sentiments of the people." Mr Thakur also attached two photographs with his
tweet where Mr Bharti can be seen with former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Virbhadra Singh.Mr Thakur, member of parliament from Hamirpur, said the controversial
post by Mr Bharti on Krishna showed the party's "anti-Hindu" mentality.
The BJP leader alleged that the Congress earlier showed its "anti-Hindu" mentality through
its stand on the Ram Sethu issue.
Meanwhile, Kangra Superintendent of Police Santosh Patial told PTI that the district police
had not received any complaint in this connection.
"If we receive any complaint, appropriate legal action will be taken against him," the police
offier said.
On August 20, Mr Bharti was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Facebook
against BJP leader Pratibha Bali, a Shimla police official said.
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Mr Bharti, former chief parliamentary secretary during the previous government in Himachal
Pradesh, had earlier posted controversial remarks against former prime minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, and spiritual guru
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
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