Is it not truth Karpoori Thakur was subjected to vilest abuse by RSS, Jan Sangh: Congress jabs PM Modi

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the birthplace of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, the Congress on Friday (October 24, 2025) took a swipe on the Prime Minister and requested whether or not it isn’t an acknowledged incontrovertible fact that the Jan Sangh introduced down Mr. Thakur’s authorities in Bihar in April 1979 when the previous Chief Minister launched reservation for OBCs.

The Opposition get together additionally requested whether or not it isn’t a incontrovertible fact that the PM and his “trouble-engine sarkar” within the State did nothing to guard Bihar’s 65% reservation legislation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, and EBCs beneath the Constitution.

The assault got here forward of Prime Minister Modi addressing two ballot rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts. Before addressing the general public rally in Samastipur, the PM will go to Karpurigram, the birthplace of Karpoori Thakur, the late socialist chief and former Chief Minister of Bihar, who was conferred the Bharat Ratna final yr by the NDA authorities.

Congress basic secretary answerable for communications, Jairam Ramesh, posed inquiries to the Prime Minister. They requested whether or not it isn’t an acknowledged incontrovertible fact that the Jan Sangh — from which the BJP emerged — introduced down Karpoori Thakurji’s Government in Bihar in April 1979, when the previous Chief Minister launched reservations for OBCs? “Is it not a incontrovertible fact that Karpoori Thakur ji was subjected to the vilest abuse by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jan Sangh leaders then?” Mr. Ramesh stated on X (previously Twitter).

Is it not a incontrovertible fact that on April 28, 2024, he himself referred to as these demanding a caste census as ‘city naxals’ and that each in Parliament on July 20, 2021, in addition to within the Supreme Court (twenty first September 2021), his authorities categorically rejected a caste census, Mr. Ramesh requested.

“Is it not a fact that he and his trouble-engine sarkar in the State did nothing to provide protection to Bihar’s 65% reservation law for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, and EBCs under the Constitution of India — a protection that the Congress Government had provided to a similar law in Tamil Nadu in Sept 1994?” the Congress chief stated.