Newly elected East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir Monday termed as "deplorable" the alleged assault on a Muslim man in Gurugram and asked authorities to take "exemplary" action in the matter.
Newly elected East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir Monday termed as "deplorable" the alleged assault on a Muslim man in Gurugram and asked authorities to take "exemplary" action in the matter.
His comments however did not go down well among a few of his partymen in Delhi who said the words of the cricketer-turned-politician may be used against the BJP by the opposition parties.
A 25 year old Muslim man was alleged slapped by a group of men in Gurugram on May 25. The victim was reportedly asked to remove his skull cap and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
"In Gurugram Muslim man told to remove skullcap, chant Jai Shri Ram . It is deplorable. Exemplary action needed by Gurugram authorities. We are a secular nation where @Javedakhtarjadu writes O palan-hare, nirgun aur nyare, & @RakeyshOmMehra gave us d song Arziyan in Delhi 6," Gambhir tweeted.
1. Delhi BJP leaders express reservation
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However, a section of Delhi BJP leaders expressed their reservation over the tweet and said Gambhir's words may be used against the saffron party.
"Gambhir is no longer a cricketer and he should realise this that his words and actions will be seen through the prism of politics.
"Nobody likes such incidents but what is the use of commenting on an incident in Haryana which may be used against the BJP by other parties," said a senior Delhi BJP leader.
However, Gambhir said his secularism emanated from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's philosophy of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' and added that any oppression based on caste or religion is deplorable.
"My thoughts on secularism emanate from honourable PM Mr Modi's mantra "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas".. I am not limiting myself to Gurugram incident alone, any oppression based on caste/religion is deplorable. Tolerance & inclusive growth is what the idea of India is based on," he said in another tweet.
Gambhir who joined the BJP before the recent Lok Sabha polls, contested from East Delhi seat and defeated Congress's Arvinder Singh Lovely by 3.91 lakh votes.
2. 'They removed my skull cap and slapped me'
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The Muslim man identified as Mohamad Baker Alam alleged in his complaint to the police that four unidentified youths accosted him in a lane in Sadar Bazar area of the city and objected to his wearing the skull cap.
"They removed my cap and slapped me, while asking me to chant Bharat Mata ki Jai. As I followed their instruction and chanted Bhrat Mata ki Jai, they asked me to chant Jai Sri Ram which I refused. At this, the youths picked up stick and began mercilessly beating me," he said in his complaint.
3. Twitter reacts
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This is what he gets wrong. Harassment and assault are wrong because we are humans, not because we are a 'secular' nation. Everything is not about secularism. It would not even be ok in a Hindu rashtra. Would Shivaji have allowed it? https://t.co/iqWCkZRCmn
— Nayanika (@nayanikaaa) May 27, 2019
Arre Bhai you are a good man. But that is small incident which happened and the person is arrested. Smriti Irani close aide was murdered kindly outrage over there instead of outraging over small issue. Secularism ke chakkar me kahi aap bhi bewakoof na ban jaye.
— Akshay | ಅಕ್ಷಯ | अक्षय (@AkshayKatariyaa) May 27, 2019
When you gave quoted Javed akhtar, who is Leftist I want to ask... यह आग कब बुझेगी?? pic.twitter.com/AHGonCwrVp
— नंदिता ठाकुर (@nanditathhakur) May 27, 2019
Buddy two cents. While your gesture is appreciated, you're not going to last too long in the BJP with this kind of independent thinking. Just see the replies. Sooner or later you'll be asked to fall in line like the others had to last 5 years. Good luck.
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) May 27, 2019
All vioIence should be condemned but don't get carried away so fast.
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) May 27, 2019
Let it be investigated. What if it was a personal quarrel, not communal?
Such incidents happen other way round also but media don't cover them.
Don't use isolated incidents to form a generalized opinion.
Were you paying attention during the PMs speech to new MPs?
— Nandini (@_NAN_DINI) May 27, 2019
Lesson #1.
You don’t have to comment on everything.
Gautamji tweet on every incident or don't tweet on any incident
— Upma (@upma23) May 27, 2019
If that is the case you will have to tweet 1000 tweets a day. Because incidents are happening every other city, town, state. Today every murder or robbery incident will be turned to communal. Better leave it to concerned authorities instead of showing your hyper secularism.
— Akshay | ಅಕ್ಷಯ | अक्षय (@AkshayKatariyaa) May 27, 2019
Then please save your energy to tweet on atrocities by Muslims against Hindus across the country.
— desi mojito (@desimojito) May 27, 2019
Make sure you don't fall in the trap of looking for just one kind of victims. That is what the media will hype.
— Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) May 27, 2019
Your idea of tolerance is selective boss! Quoting Javed akhtar shows your shallow understanding of New India and propaganda to show India in bad light. https://t.co/idt5qNb4FV
— अंकित जैन (@indiantweeter) May 27, 2019
Hey @GautamGambhir don't fall for this slippery slope. If you really care for this then I'd suggest focus on the real problem which is law and order. We don't need to debate whether India is plural & inclusive or not. We are and we will always remain that. https://t.co/obXcZqh2BY
— कुशल मेहरा (@kushal_mehra) May 27, 2019
Hold your horse boss. Don't get trapped in this farzi Sickularism. https://t.co/NCzv9jtK8G
— VEER THE CHOWKIDAR (@BarauniVeer) May 27, 2019
Hey Gautam do you suffer from SM Diarrhoea or what? Why the heck you have to go into ideological space and start tweeting? Put your head down and go to work,man https://t.co/j5uMxRtx9m
— Ajay Sudame (@Pakodewallah) May 27, 2019
Dear @GautamGambhir try less to tweet..
— MumBaekar.. (@katamulgi) May 27, 2019
Doing to much twitter is not good for politics.. All the best.. https://t.co/pcmOUQCOem
