“Online ‘darshan’ of Baba Vishwanath blacked out while Rahul Ji was performing puja” : Congress leader Supriya Shrinate

Claiming that the online ‘darshan’ of Baba Vishwanath was blacked out while Rahul Gandhi was performing puja there, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has termed it “dirty politics.”
The Congress spokesperson also alleged that the written permission to take cameras inside Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath Temple was also abruptly revoked at the last moment during Rahul’s visit to the temple on Saturday.
“Our written permission to take cameras inside was abruptly revoked at the last moment. The administration of Varanasi was being controlled by camerajivi operated from Delhi, and their actions were the epitome of low and dirty politics,” Supriya Shrinate said.
“They claimed they would provide their official cameras, but then refused to give them, and the photos they eventually provided were not as good as a child could take. The online ‘darshan’ of Baba Vishwanath was blacked out while Rahul Ji was performing puja there,” she added.
She emphasized that Rahul Gandhi doesn’t care.
“If someone else were in his place, they would be crying by now. Rahul Gandhi ji doesn’t care at all, but I care because I am in Uttar Pradesh, and in the language I will speak, this is a ‘Tucch’ (dirty) politics. This reveals their (BJP) true nature,” Shrinate said.
She also alleged that some BJP leaders “washed the place with Ganga water” where Rahul Gandhi addressed thousands of people.
“This reflects the divisive mentality of the BJP. Considering someone impure is their mindset. They consider backward classes, tribals, Dalits, and the oppressed impure. That’s why they don’t acknowledge their existence and don’t grant them their rightful participation and rights,” Supriya Shrinate said.
She said that without a caste census, rights cannot be obtained.
“As Rahul Ji mentioned, why do we talk about counting? We do it because 70% of the population should get their rights, and their share, and simultaneously, the poor in the upper castes should get their rights. Until there is no financial and caste census, rights cannot be obtained. If people don’t get their rights, what is the meaning of politics? This kind of politics has been happening in the country for the past 10 years,” Supriya Shrinate said.
She also said Akhilesh Yadav can join the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra “anytime” until February 25.
“Akhilesh Ji is focused on building trust and honesty in seat-sharing within the alliance, and they are discussing this matter sincerely. What he is saying is correct; we are in talks about seat sharing, and we will come to a conclusion soon. We will fight as a strong opposition and challenge the BJP. The yatra is ongoing until the 25th, so he can join anytime during this period,” she concluded.
Earlier on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi.
The senior Congress leader is on a Manipur-Mumbai Yatra covering 15 states ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
The Lok Sabha polls are expected to be held in April-May this year.
Amethi used to be a Congress stronghold in Uttar Pradesh, where Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani by a margin of around 55,000 votes in the 2019 elections.