Agnivesh, popularly known as Swami Agnivesh is a politician and a former Member of Legislative Assembly from the Indian state of Haryana, an Arya Samaj scholar, and a social activist.
And yesterday he was attacked by the right-wing group in Jharkhand where he had gone to attend a program.
And the Congress President Rahul Gandhi had responded to the assault through a ‘pop quiz’ on Twitter.
Pop Quiz
I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person’s strength & power are all that are important to me.
I use hatred & fear to maintain the hierarchy of power. I seek out the weakest & crush them.
I rank all living beings based on their usefulness to me.
Who am I? pic.twitter.com/y7jw49Hei7
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 18, 2018
The 79-year-old social activist known for his work against bonded labor was slapped, kicked around and verbally abused in Jharkhand’s Pakur town yesterday by a mob, which he said belonged to BJP-affiliated youth groups who accused him of speaking against Hindus.
Within moments, the tweet got hundreds of responses and over 5,000 likes.
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Meanwhile, his critics turned around the quiz to criticise him and his party.
It’s not only #Pop but also #Pappu
— Chanchal Singh (@chanchal558)
I am against #GenderNeutralLaws. I don’t care about #FakeCases. #Extortion power is all that is important to me.
I use #WomenVoteBank to maintain the hierarchy of power. I crush #MensRights
I don’t rank Men, they don’t exist for me.
Who am I?
I am the Congress.#IAmCongress— Pankaj (@pankajcgupta) July 18, 2018
Agnivesh was assaulted as he came out after addressing a press conference, where he attacked the BJP government in the state, accusing it of “acquiring tribal land by displacing them and giving it to corporates”.
Police said an FIR was lodged in connection with the assault under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including an attempt to murder.
On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi had posted another tweet to hit back at the BJP, over a huge controversy over what he said at a recent meeting with Muslim intellectuals. The BJP has targeted him on the basis of a report in an Urdu daily that he told Muslim leaders Congress is a “Muslim party”.
I stand with the last person in the line. The exploited, marginalised and the persecuted. Their religion, caste or beliefs matter little to me.
I seek out those in pain and embrace them. I erase hatred and fear.
I love all living beings.
I am the Congress.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 17, 2018
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