New Delhi, Jul 31: Congress today attacked Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his jibe against actor Aamir Khan, accusing BJP and RSS of "concerted conspiracy" to hound Dalits, minorities, writers, actors and whoever dissents against the Narendra Modi government.
"Shameful that @manoharparrikar threatens 'teaching a lesson' to 'actors', instead of training his guns elsewhere," Congress spokesperson Randeep S Surjewala said.
He said it was a "shocking revelation" by Parrikar and showed that BJP and RSS supporters actively disrupted and sabotaged an online trading company on Aamir Khan issue.
"Scandalous," he tweeted questioning whether Parrikar's job is to protect India from external aggressors like Pakistan or threaten fellow countrymen.
"@manoharparrikar's statement proves a concerted conspiracy to curb all dissent, hound Dalits & Minorities. Can this be the 'Raj Dharma'?," he tweeted.
Later in a statement to the media, he alleged that Parrikar has "unknowingly" exposed the conspiracy through which BJP people targeted the online company, booked orders and cancelled in pursuance of a conspiracy to ensure that Aamir Khan was removed as its brand ambassador.
He said the incident "now established that there is a concerted conspiracy against poor, the dalits, the minorities, artists, actors and anybody who dissents against Modi government".
Parrikar had reportedly yesterday said anyone speaking against the country must be "taught a lesson" and had referred to alleged anti-national sloganeering at JNU earlier this year and remarks by an "actor" who "had said that his wife wants to live out of India".
Khan had late last year spoken about a "sense of insecurity" resulting from increasing intolerance in the country, and mentioned his wife Kiran Rao's apprehensions about the future of their child in India.
According to Parrikar, when the actor made the statement last year, many people had protested against his remark and even uninstalled the mobile application of an online shopping site he was associated with, while the firm had also pulled out the advertisement featuring him.
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Bus modi ke Guun ghaoo
Amir you are very much deserved this. Seriously, I don't know what type of Muslim you are. I don't know what media is approaching you for several Islamic matters, whereas you neither a practicing muslim nor a scholar. Please do not entertain media for Islamic matters, tell them I am an absolute illiterate about Islam and I am a just born muslim. the most embarrassing thing is that your recent rubbish statement about Dr. Zakir Naik to maintain your celebrity status was disgusting.
Since RSS came to power all these kind of problems are happening around.........instead of concentrating its power on developing our country they put it on useless matters where nobody could gain anything out of it.......so sad...if they cant run the country...let them go to hell...that is the only place good for them...let others to rule it peacefully....
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