‘What kind of India do we want?’: Congress slams Christmas vandalism; flags minority safety in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over incidents of vandalism and disruption during Christmas celebrations, alleging that such acts reflected a growing pattern of atrocities towards minorities.

Speaking to the news agency ANI, Khera questioned whether the government want India's situation to turn similar to Bangladesh. "Do we want India to become like Bangladesh? Because atrocities are committed against minorities there, will we also commit atrocities against minorities here?" Khera questioned, "What kind of India do we want?"






"Celebrate your festivals, but what is the need to go and dance outside a mosque on Hanuman Jayanti playing provocative songs?" Khera said, highlighting that celebrating one's own festival does not mean disrupting others'.

"Recite the Hanuman Chalisa. I also recite it twice a day. But if it's Christmas, what do you want to prove by going outside their Church and reciting the Hanuman Chalisa? This cannot be my religion. Neither is this my country nor my civilisation," Khera said, targeting the disruptions caused in the Christmas celebration in several places.

Khera underscored the diversity of the nation and accused the BJP of imposing "one nation one religion, one nation one language, one nation one dress."

His remarks come amid reports of disruptions at Christmas celebrations in several parts of the country on Thursday. Incidents of vandalism and disturbances were reported from Assam, Chhattisgarh and Jaipur, among other locations, where celebrations were allegedly interrupted, leading to chaos and tension.
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