'Congress Always Tries to Insult Hindu Faith': Gujarat Leader Hardik Patel

Patel had resigned from the Congress on 18 May, claiming that the party was working against the interests of India.

Ex-Congress leader Hardik Patel hit out at his former party on Tuesday, 24 May, saying that it was constantly attempting to insult the Hindu faith and hurt the sentiments of the people.

"I had said earlier also that the Congress Party always attempts to hurt the sentiments of people, and tries to insult the Hindu faith," Patel said in a tweet in Hindi.

He also added that a former union minister and Gujarat Congress leader had allegedly said that "dogs urinate on the bricks of the Ram temple".

मैंने पहले भी कहा था की कांग्रेस पार्टी जनता की भावनाओं को ठेस पहुँचाने का काम करती है, हमेशा हिंदू धर्म की आस्था को नुक़सान पहुँचाने का प्रयास करती हैं। आज पूर्व केन्द्रीय मंत्री और गुजरात कांग्रेस के नेता ने बयान दिया की राम मंदिर की ईंटों पर कुत्ते पेशाब करते हैं..!

— Hardik Patel (@HardikPatel_) May 24, 2022

Days after claims of being sidelined within the party and not being made a part of important decisions, Patel had resigned from the Congress on 18 May, saying that the party was constantly working against the interests of the country.

'Why Do You Hate Hindus So Much?': Patel Questions Congress

He also questioned his former party, saying that its leaders keep making statements against Lord Ram.

"I want to ask the Congress and its leaders what enmity they have with Lord Ram? Why do they hate Hindus so much? After centuries a temple of Lord Ram is being built in Ayodhya. Despite that, Congress leaders keep making statements against Lord Ram," Patel alleged.

मैं कांग्रेस और उसके नेताओं से पूछना चाहता हूँ की आपको भगवान श्री राम से क्या दुश्मनी हैं ? हिंदुओ से क्यों इतनी नफरत ? सदियों बाद अयोध्या में भगवान श्री राम का मंदिर भी बन रहा है फिर भी कांग्रेस के नेता भगवान श्री राम के ख़िलाफ़ अनाप-शनाप बयान देते रहते हैं।

— Hardik Patel (@HardikPatel_) May 24, 2022

After he resigned from the Congress, speculations were rife that Patel would be joining either the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election this year.

However, he said that he had not taken a decision to join any other party yet.

"I am not in BJP yet and have not taken any decision to go," the Patidar leader was quoted as saying by ANI.

Patel's Exit from the Congress

Tweeting his resignation letter on 18 May, Patel had said, "Today, I have mustered the courage to resign from all posts as well as the primary membership of the party. I believe that all my supporters and the people of Gujarat will stand by my decision. I also believe that following this decision, I will be able to work positively for Gujarat."

आज मैं हिम्मत करके कांग्रेस पार्टी के पद और पार्टी की प्राथमिक सदस्यता से इस्तीफा देता हूँ। मुझे विश्वास है कि मेरे इस निर्णय का स्वागत मेरा हर साथी और गुजरात की जनता करेगी। मैं मानता हूं कि मेरे इस कदम के बाद मैं भविष्य में गुजरात के लिए सच में सकारात्मक रूप से कार्य कर पाऊँगा। pic.twitter.com/MG32gjrMiY

— Hardik Patel (@HardikPatel_) May 18, 2022

Explaining his reasons behind the decision, Patel had claimed that the party was constantly working against the interests of India despite several attempts to steer them in the right direction.

He had also lashed out at the Congress, saying that its top leadership was more interested in their mobile phones, while the Gujarat Congress leaders paid more attention to arranging chicken sandwiches for them.

(With inputs from ANI.)