New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched ascathing attack on the Government on the issue of intolerance telling it not to learn the "wrong lessons" from Pakistan and pleaded that it should listen to the people who have been "disturbed" over recent incidents.
Seeking to pick holes in the government's argument, he wondered whether Narayana Murthy, Rajan and Bhargava had "nothing better to do than manufacture protest against you."
Taking a dig at some BJP leaders over the Aamir Khan issue, he said while the Prime Minister talks about economic growth and progress, "at the same time his colleagues are talking about sending Bollywood stars to Pakistan."
"We have given people space to talk. Let them be part of the conversation. Let us not learn the wrong lesson (from Pakistan). Their biggest weakness is intolerance", he said.
Turning to the FTII students agitation, he said all the FTII students wanted was to listen to them as a "mediocre man" was placed at the helm. "Yet the government crushed their voice".
He said the Prime Minister had nothing to say after the murders of rationalists like Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and M M Kalburgi.
Gandhi was also critical the way former Union Minister Arun Shourie was trolled by those whom the Prime Minister followed on twitter. He said these people did not spare even the son of Shourie who is affected by cerebral palsy.
Gandhi made light of Prime Minister's statement that as the Gujarat Chief Minister, he had placed the Constitution on an elephant and walked along to create awareness about the document.
"We do not want the Prime Minister to walk like that, we want him to work (to uphold the Constitution)", he remarked.
The Congress leader's remark that BJP member Sakshi Maharaj had hailed Nathuram Godse, the killer of Mahatama Gandhi, as a "patriot", was staunchly contested by the BJP member who was present in the House.
