NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Social gathering (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday defended his occasion chief’s “Rana Sanga a traitor” comment, saying that referring to a web page in “historical past shouldn’t be a difficulty”.
A large controversy erupted after SP Rajya Sabha MP Ramjilal Suman on March 21 known as Rajput warrior Rana Sanga a “traitor” and Hindus his descendent.
Attacking the rival BJP, Suman argued that “if Muslims are known as the descendants of Babur, then Hindus should be the descendants of traitor Rana Sanga”.
Throughout his speech in Parliament, Suman had mentioned, “Indian Muslims don’t contemplate Babur as their idol. They comply with Prophet Muhammad and the Sufi custom. However I need to ask, who introduced Babur right here? It was Rana Sanga who invited Babur to defeat Ibrahim Lodi.
“So, if Muslims are known as the descendants of Babur, then Hindus should be the descendants of traitor Rana Sanga. We criticise Babur, however why do not we criticise Rana Sanga?”
Because the BJP continued to mount an assault on the Samajwadi chief, Akhilesh Yadav got here out in Suman’s defence, saying: “Everyone seems to be flipping by means of the pages of historical past. Ask BJP leaders which pages they’re turning. What are they debating? They need to speak about Aurangzeb.”
“If Ramjilal Suman ji has referred to a web page in historical past that incorporates sure details, then what is the difficulty? We did not write historical past 200 years in the past,” the SP chief mentioned, in response to information company PTI.
“If BJP continues to flip by means of historical past, individuals will even keep in mind that throughout Chhatrapati Shivaji‘s coronation, nobody anointed him by hand. It’s mentioned that he was anointed utilizing the toe of a left foot. Will the BJP condemn this as we speak?” he mentioned.
He additional added: “Galileo was punished for his scientific assertion, and centuries later, the Church apologised for its mistake. If the BJP respects Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, will they apologise for the truth that he was anointed with a left foot toe?”
Hitting again, BJP chief Amit Malviya mentioned Yadav, “who indulges in appeasement, is supporting his MP Ramji Lal for calling the good warrior Rana Sanga a traitor. That is an insult not solely to the Rajput neighborhood however to the whole Hindu neighborhood”.
“The distorted feedback being made on the Maha Kumbh had been additionally no exception however are a sign of the petty anti-Hindu mentality of the SP, because of which the individuals of Uttar Pradesh have pushed the SP to the bottom rung of the state’s politics,” he mentioned.
Who’s Rana Sanga?
Rana Sanga (1472–1528), often known as Maharana Sangram Singh, was the Rajput ruler of Mewar and a distinguished warrior king of medieval India. He united numerous Rajput clans to withstand overseas invasions and expanded his kingdom considerably. Identified for his bravery, he fought a number of battles, together with towards the Delhi Sultanate and the Lodis.
His most well-known battle was towards Babur in 1527 at Khanwa, the place he led an enormous Rajput alliance however was in the end defeated because of Babur’s superior techniques and artillery. Regardless of his loss, Rana Sanga stays a logo of Rajput valour and resistance towards overseas rule in India.
var _mfq = window._mfq || [];
_mfq.push([“setVariable”, “toi_titan”, window.location.href]);
!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {
function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {
if (!isFBCampaignActive) {
return;
}
(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {
if (f.fbq) return;
n = f.fbq = function() {
n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(…arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);
};
if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;
n.push = n;
n.loaded = !0;
n.version = ‘2.0’;
n.queue = [];
t = b.createElement(e);
t.async = !0;
t.defer = !0;
t.src = v;
s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);
})(f, b, e, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’, n, t, s);
fbq(‘init’, ‘593671331875494’);
fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);
};
function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {
if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {
return;
}
var id = document.getElementById(‘toi-plus-google-campaign’);
if (id) {
return;
}
(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {
t = b.createElement(e);
t.async = !0;
t.defer = !0;
t.src = v;
t.id = ‘toi-plus-google-campaign’;
s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);
})(f, b, e, ‘https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-877820074’, n, t, s);
};
function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){
const section = window.location.pathname.split(‘/’)[1]
const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === ‘/’ && allowedSurvicateSections.includes(‘homepage’)
if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){
(function(w) {
function setAttributes() {
var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? ‘paid’ : ‘free’ ;
w._sva.setVisitorTraits({
toi_user_subscription_status : prime_user_status
});
}
if (w._sva && w._sva.setVisitorTraits) {
setAttributes();
} else {
w.addEventListener(“SurvicateReady”, setAttributes);
}
var s = document.createElement(‘script’);
s.src=”https://survey.survicate.com/workspaces/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21/web_surveys.js”;
s.async = true;
var e = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0];
e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);
})(window);
}
}
window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};
var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;
TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {
var isConfigAvailable = “toiplus_site_settings” in f && “isFBCampaignActive” in f.toiplus_site_settings && “isGoogleCampaignActive” in f.toiplus_site_settings;
var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;
var isPrimeUserLayout = window.isPrimeUserLayout;
if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {
loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);
loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);
loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);
} else {
var JarvisUrl=”https://jarvis.indiatimes.com/v1/feeds/toi_plus/site_settings/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published”;
window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){
if (config) {
const allowedSectionSuricate = (isPrimeUserLayout) ? config?.allowedSurvicatePrimeSections : config?.allowedSurvicateSections
loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);
loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);
loadSurvicateJs(allowedSectionSuricate);
}
})
}
};
})(
window,
document,
‘script’,
);
