{"id":98927,"date":"2024-12-06T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=98927"},"modified":"2024-12-06T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:20:00","slug":"congress-warns-bjp-dont-use-communal-tactics-to-distract-from-governance-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=98927","title":{"rendered":"Congress warns BJP : don\u2019t use communal tactics to distract from governance failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\"><em><strong>Calls for Ban on T. Raja Singh<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Goa Khabar : The Indian National Congress in Goa has strongly condemned the BJP government&#8217;s decision to invite T. Raja Singh, a polarizing figure with a history of hate speech and communal rhetoric, to the state. This move comes amidst mounting public outrage over the ongoing cash-for-jobs scam and rampant land conversions under the BJP regime.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Girish Chodankar, senior Congress leader, has termed this invitation as an attempt to divert attention from these governance failures while sowing seeds of communal discord ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cGoa is known globally for its communal harmony and peaceful coexistence. By inviting someone like T. Raja Singh, who has faced accusations of promoting hate speech and communal violence, the BJP is jeopardizing this cherished legacy,\u201d Chodankar said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98904\" src=\"https:\/\/goakhabar-com.preview.jikut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/05.12.2024-1-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/05.12.2024-1-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/05.12.2024-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">He pointed out that T. Raja Singh\u2019s track record, including his suspension from the BJP in 2022 over hate speech allegations and its controversial revocation in 2023, underscores the divisive nature of his presence. \u201cRaja Singh doesn\u2019t deserve an invitation to Goa; he deserves a permanent ban, akin to Pramod Muthalik, whose entry was barred in the past and upheld by the High Court,\u201d Chodankar added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Congress has demanded immediate action from Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to cancel Raja Singh\u2019s visit, warning that his presence during the peak tourism season could trigger communal tensions, harming Goa\u2019s reputation as a peaceful and serene destination.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cWill the BJP prioritize Goa\u2019s communal harmony and tourism industry or continue its divisive agenda? It\u2019s time for Goans to unite and reject politics that threaten the fabric of our society,\u201d Chodankar urged.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Congress Party reiterated its commitment to safeguarding Goa\u2019s secular ethos and called on all peace-loving citizens to oppose any attempts to divide the state on communal lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for Ban on T. Raja Singh Goa Khabar : The Indian National Congress in Goa has strongly condemned the BJP government&#8217;s decision to invite T. Raja Singh, a polarizing figure with a history of hate speech and communal rhetoric, to the state. This move comes amidst mounting public outrage over the ongoing cash-for-jobs scam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":96256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-98927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98928,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98927\/revisions\/98928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=98927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=98927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}