Digvijaya Singh's controversial statement: Hindutva spreads hatred, stay away from it

Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has once again made a controversial statement regarding Hindutva. Advising people to stay away from Hindutva, he claimed that those who turn towards Hindutva have their hearts and minds filled with hatred. Describing Sanatan Dharma and Hindutva as completely different, Digvijaya Singh said that Sanatan Dharma is being wrongly presented as Hindutva. If this difference is not explained properly, people will be drawn towards Hindutva.

Digvijaya Singh made this statement during his 'Satya Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra'. He has set out on a foot march of approximately 1000 kilometers from Ujjain to Ayodhya. After the first leg of the journey, he reached his hometown Raghogarh, where his son Jaivardhan Singh welcomed him. Addressing a gathering here, he said this in the presence of his family. He emphasized that Sanatan Dharma does not mean Hindutva. The true message of Sanatan Dharma is to consider the entire world as one family, but it is being wrongly presented by linking it with Hindutva and hatred.

Explaining the reasons behind undertaking a 1000-kilometer foot march at the age of 80, Digvijaya Singh emphasized two main issues. The first reason is his allegation that autocracy is being promoted in the country instead of democracy. Referring to Rahul Gandhi's allegations of vote theft, he said that democracy cannot be strengthened by stealing votes. For this, he demanded a ban on EVMs and conducting elections through ballot papers. He said that this step is essential to save democracy.

The second main objective of the yatra is to oppose the promotion of Hindutva in the name of Sanatan Dharma. He mentioned that in 1992, Mahant Laldas had opposed Lal Krishna Advani's Rath Yatra. Along with this, he also raised the issue of the 1400 crore rupees donation collected for the construction of the Ram Mandir. Digvijaya Singh claimed that when Mahant Laldas demanded an account of these donations, an account of only 8.29 crore rupees was provided. He reiterated that Sanatan Dharma is being wrongly presented in the name of Hindutva.

During this entire sequence of events, while clarifying the objectives of his yatra, he said that the way hatred is being spread in the country by linking Sanatan Dharma with Hindutva is worrying. He appealed to the gathering present to understand the fundamental principles of Sanatan Dharma and stay away from the propaganda of Hindutva.

Digvijaya Singh is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and has served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He has been in active politics for a long time and has been in the news for his statements in the past as well. He is considered an influential personality in Madhya Pradesh politics and has long political experience as a former Chief Minister of the state. His current foot march is being considered important in political circles, as he has kept the issues of democracy and religion at the center of it.