"Always Trying To Change My Words...": Rahul Gandhi On PM's 'Shakti' Jab

The Prime Minister had accused Rahul Gandhi and the opposition, including the Congress-led INDIA bloc, of wanting to destroy 'shakti'.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday responded to criticism by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his use of the word 'shakti' - a reference to the feminine divine energy - when describing the opposition's bid to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the April/May Lok Sabha election. मोदी जी को मेरी बातें अच्छी नहीं लगतीं, किसी न किसी तरह उन्हें घुमाकर वह उनका अर्थ हमेशा बदलने की कोशिश करते हैं क्योंकि वह जानते हैं कि मैंने एक गहरी सच्चाई बोली है।जिस शक्ति का मैंने उल्लेख किया, जिस शक्ति से हम लड़ रहे हैं, उस शक्ति का मुखौटा मोदी जी हैं।वह एक ऐसी शक्ति…

The PM and the BJP had accused Mr Gandhi and the opposition, including the Congress-led INDIA bloc, of wanting to destroy 'shakti', and extended the comment to "...denying the existence of Lord Ram". "I accept their challenge. I will sacrifice my life," the PM said in Telangana's Jagtial.

Mr Gandhi then counter-accused the PM of "always trying to change the meaning of my words by twisting them in some way or the other", and said he had spoken about a "power (or 'shakti') that has captured institutions, media, industry, and the entire constitutional structure of India".