A fiery political row gripped the national capital after Rahul Gandhi reportedly called Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu a ‘gaddar’ (traitor) during a skirmish at Parliament’s entrance. Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, a prominent Sikh voice in BJP, hit back hard, asserting that true loyalty defines Sikhs and flipping the accusation onto the Gandhi family.
Posting on X, Sirsa expressed profound dismay: ‘The vocabulary Rahul Gandhi used against our Sikh minister in Parliament today is condemnable. Calling him a traitor is utterly disgraceful.’ He passionately defended the Sikh identity, stating no Sardar can ever betray, while indicting the Gandhis for Operation Blue Star and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
‘They attacked the holiest Sikh shrine with artillery, razed Akal Takht, and orchestrated the burning of innocent Sikhs,’ Sirsa recounted, highlighting Congress’s unrepentant stance decades later. This incident, he claimed, exposes the party’s persistent venomous mindset towards Sikhs.
Sirsa refused to tolerate such slurs, viewing them as a direct affront to Sikh pride and a dangerous echo of past prejudices. He called upon the Lok Sabha Speaker for prompt disciplinary action, insisting that hate speech has no place in democracy.
As the dust settles, this clash revives painful memories and fuels demands for accountability. Sirsa’s outspoken critique amplifies BJP’s narrative of Congress’s historical wrongs, positioning the party as a protector of Sikh interests in contemporary politics. The episode promises to reverberate through upcoming sessions, testing parliamentary decorum.