'Hindu baiter': CM Himanta slams Rahul Gandhi over Manusmriti row
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has criticized Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the Manusmriti, accusing the Congress leader of using women's rights as a political tool to attack Hinduism. Sarma challenged Gandhi to support a Uniform Civil Code to prove his commitment to equality.
Why it matters
The exchange highlights the ongoing political polarization in India regarding religious texts, gender equality, and the proposed Uniform Civil Code.
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday joined the escalating political row over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the Manusmriti, accusing the Congress leader of using women’s rights as a 'smokescreen' to target Hinduism and challenging him to support a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).Sarma, in a post on X, said, “Rahul Gandhi is NO champion of women’s rights. He is simply a Hindu baiter, using the cause of women’s empowerment as a convenient smokescreen to target and discredit Hindu Dharma.”The Assam chief minister’s remarks came after Gandhi, during an interaction with girl students in Pune on Saturday, criticised what he called a “Manusmriti mindset” and urged women to “smash patriarchy”.Sarma questioned Gandhi’s position by asking, “Consider this: how many times has he spoken with the same outrage against patriarchal and medieval practices that persist under Sharia?
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