Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) was with the British during the freedom struggle and Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar took stipend from the British.
He was addressing a press conference at Turuvekere on Saturday, October 8, 2022, the 31st day of Bharat Jodo Yatra. Responding to a question on the BJP’s allegations that the Congress was responsible for partitioning the nation, Rahul Gandhi said leaders of the Congress fought against the British and spent years in jail. “In my understanding of history, the RSS was helping the British. Savarkar was getting stipend from the British. These are historical facts,” he said.
It was the Congress that led the freedom struggle, gave a Constitution for the country and ushered in the green revolution. “The BJP was nowhere in the freedom struggle. It is singlehandedly spreading hatred and dividing the nation,” he said.
