Shivraj Patil

2022 - 10 - 21

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Congress distances itself from Shivraj Patil's comments saying Gita ... (OpIndia)

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that Shivraj Patil comparing Gita with Jihad is unacceptable.

He also said that the description of God in Gita is same the description of God in Abrahamic faiths by saying, “They (Abrahamic religions) say that God exists but cannot be made into an idol. [saying](https://www.opindia.com/2022/10/lord-krishna-taught-jihad-to-arjun-in-mahabharat-upa-ex-home-minister-s-patil-claims-bhagwad-gita/) that ‘Jihad’ is a part of the Bhagavad Gita and that it was taught to Arjuna by Lord Krishna. He said that he made the comments after reading the Quran, and suggested that the Dharmic concept of the supreme God is same as the existence of only a single God believed in monotheistic religions like Islam and Christianity. After his comments triggered massive outrage, he tried to control the damage by claiming that use of force is not right. The first PM of India wrote in the book, “The message of the Gita is not sectarian or addressed to any particular school of thought. The Rajya Sabha MP also included an excerpt from Discovery of India authored by Jawaharlal Nehru that talks about the message of Gita.

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In hot water after Gita-Quran remark, ex-home minister Shivraj Patil ... (India Today)

A day after he landed in controversy for saying Lord Krishna gave lessons on jihad to Arjuna during the Mahabharata war, former home minister Shivraj Patil ...

He said the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita cannot be called jihad. [By Akshaya Nath](/author/akshaya-nath-0): Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil spoke out on Friday after he landed in trouble for saying that Lord Krishna gave lessons on jihad to Arjuna during the Mahabharata war. The former minister said, "In Hindu dharma, if you kill anyone who speaks the truth, that is jihad.

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'Read the Quran, God has no form': Shivraj Patil now tries to ... (OpIndia)

Patil had earlier alleged that Lord Krishna taught about Jihad to Arjuna during the Mahabharata. | OpIndia News.

“Lord Krishna had taught Arjuna about Jihad (In Bhagwat Gita). “The concept is the same in both Christianity and Judaism,” Shivraj Patil said while batting for monotheism. “The And our work in the Indian Parliament is not about Jihad but ideals. While holding a copy of the Quran, he claimed, “Quran clearly says that there is no concept of multiple Gods and there is only one God. The book says that such a God has no form, colour or shape.

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Gita teaches lessons of 'jihad' just like Islam: Congress veteran ... (Hindustan Times)

Speaking at an event, Patil said the Gita and Quran mention that power can be used when someone fails to understand a clear idea, and that the message of ...

It is the ‘vote bank ka proyog’ and a ‘vote bank ka udyog’. Others present at the event were Jammu Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, Congress leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sushilkumar Shinde. “Jihad is not only mentioned in Quran.

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Congress says Shivraj Patil's remarks on Bhagavad Gita unacceptable (Telegraph India)

BJP hits out at Grand Old Party over former Lok Sabha Speaker's remarks and accuses it of playing vote bank politics.

Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter. He also shared excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru's book The Discovery of India, wherein the former prime minister wrote: "The message of the Gita is not sectarian or addressed to any particular school of thought. "My senior colleague Shivraj Patil reportedly made some comments on Bhagavad Gita that's unacceptable.

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Of jihad and Mahabharat: Ex-home minister Shivraj Patil ties himself ... (Firstpost)

Congress leader Shivraj Patil had courted controversy when speaking at a book launch in New Delhi. He said that the concept of jihad or Islamic religious ...

Shri Krishna taught lessons of Jihad to Arjun in a part of Gita in Mahabharat: S Patil, ex-HM [pic.twitter.com/iUvncFEoYB] In the complaint, the victim told that she was talking to a man on mobile phone for a month. Shri Krishna taught lessons of ‘jihad’ to Arjun in a part of Gita in Mahabharat.” It’s said there’s a lot of discussion on Jihad in Islam… The Congress leader had courted controversy on Thursday when speaking at a book launch in the national capital. Congress leader Shivraj Patil had courted controversy when speaking at a book launch in New Delhi.

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Ex-Congress minister Shivraj Patil draws link between 'Jihad' and Gita (The Siasat Daily)

Patil's remarks have drawn flak from the BJP which has hit out at the Congress for "Hindu hatred" and "votebank politics."

It is not just in the Quran Sharif, but also in the Mahabharata of which Gita is a part,” Patil said. Among the other dignitaries present at the launch were Shashi Tharoor, Digvijaya Singh, Farooq Abdullah and Sushil Kumar Shinde. “It’s said there is a lot of discussion on Jihad in Islam religion…

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Shivraj Patil: पाटिल के बयान से मुश्किल में कांग्रेस, भाजपा बोली- इनको ... (अमर उजाला)

कांग्रेस नेता शिवराज पाटिल का गीता और जिहाद को लेकर दिया गया बयान अब पार्टी के लिए ही ...

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Cong distances itself from Shivraj Patil's comment on Bhagavad Gita ... (News Room Odisha)

New Delhi: The Congress has distanced itself from former Home Minister Shivraj Patil's alleged comments about Lord Krishna “talking about jihad” in the ...

There is a poise in it and a unity in the midst of disparity, and its temper is one of supremacy over the changing environment, not by seeking escape from it but fitting in with it. “There is something in it which seems to be capable of being constantly renewed, which does not become out of date with the passing of time … Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation”, said Ramesh on Thursday after the BJP slammed Patil and the Congress for doing partisan politics.

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Don't stand with Shivraj Patil's Gita-Quran remark: Congress amid ... (India Today)

The Congress party has distanced itself from former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil after he landed in trouble for saying Lord Krishna taught lessons on ...

He slammed the prime minister and said instead of "visiting temples for media coverage", he should speak about the rupee falling. The AAP is the B team of BJP." Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said, "It is said there's a lot of discussion on jihad in Islam. Speaking on Delhi Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia and his summons by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he said the director of the probe agency should resign. He also shared excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru's book 'The Discovery of India', in which the former prime minister wrote: "The message of the Gita is not sectarian or addressed to any particular school of thought. It is the effect of old age."

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BJP's 'hindu hatred' jibe at Cong over Shivraj Patil's 'jihad and Gita ... (Hindustan Times)

A day ago, Patil said one could find the mention of 'jihad' (religious war) not just in the Quran, but also the Bhagavad Gita. | Latest News India.

Patil was seen saying this in a video by news agency ANI. [On Friday, Patil said](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-asked-will-you-call-krishna-s-lesson-to-arjun-jihad-shivraj-patil-clarifies-101666332602982.html), "Will you call Krishna's lessons to Arjun jihad? That's what I was saying." “Jihad is not only mentioned in Quran. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Instead of apologising unconditionally, Shivraj Patil is justifying and defending his statement linking Shri Krishna's message to Arjun with jihad. The BJP leader termed the grand old party's comments as vote-bank politics.

Shivraj Patil: कांग्रेस ने भगवद गीता पर शिवराज पाटिल के बयान को ... (दैनिक जागरण)

कांग्रेस ने पार्टी नेता और पूर्व राज्यपाल शिवराज पाटिल द्वारा भगवद गीता को लेकर दिए ...

बता दें कि कांग्रेस नेता और पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री मोहसिना किदवई की जीवनी पर आधारित किताब के विमोचन के अवसर पर शिवराज पाटिल ने कहा कि माना जाता है कि इस्लाम धर्म में लव जिहाद पर काफी चर्चा की गई है। उन्होंने कहा, 'सिर्फ कुरान में ही नहीं गीता में भी, श्री कृष्ण अर्जुन से जिहाद की बात करते हैं और यह बात सिर्फ कुरान या गीता में नहीं बल्कि ईसाई धर्म में भी है। नई दिल्ली, पीटीआइ। कांग्रेस ने पार्टी नेता और पूर्व राज्यपाल शिवराज पाटिल द्वारा भगवद गीता को लेकर दिए गए विवादित बयान पर कहा है कि इसे स्वीकार नहीं किया जा सकता है। कांग्रेस ने कहा कि इस तरह के बयान अस्वीकार्य है। कांग्रेस ने जोर देते हुए कहा कि शास्त्र या धर्म ग्रंथ भारतीय सभ्यता का मुख्य स्तंभ रहा है। कांग्रेस ने पार्टी नेता और पूर्व राज्यपाल शिवराज पाटिल द्वारा भगवद गीता को लेकर दिए गए विवादित बयान पर कहा है कि इस इसे स्वीकार नहीं किया जा सकता है। कांग्रेस ने कहा कि इस तरह के बयान अस्वीकारणीय है। (फोटो सौजन्य- फाइल फोटो)

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'अगर आप महात्मा गांधी को मारते हैं तो ये जिहाद है', विवादित बयान पर ... (ABP News)

पूर्व गृह मंत्री शिवराज पाटिल ने अपने जिहाद वाले बयान पर अब सफाई दी है.

बीजेपी ने शिवराज पाटिल के बहाने कांग्रेस को भी आड़े हाथों लिया है. शिवराज गीता में जिहाद की बात करते हैं. वो सिर्फ कुरान शरीफ के अंदर नहीं है, वो महाभारत के अंदर जो गीता का भाग है, उसके अंदर श्रीकृष्ण जी भी अर्जुन को जिहाद की बात कहते है. शिवराज पाटिल के विवादित बयान पर अब बीजेपी ने भी विरोध जाहिर किया है. शिवराज पाटिल ने कहा कि जब उन्होंने ये बात बोली कि कृष्ण ने अर्जुन को जिहाद का पाठ पढ़ाया तो उनका क्या मतलब था. सूत्रों ने बताया कि कांग्रेस ने शिवराज पाटिल की टिप्पणी को निजी करार दिया है.

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Shivraj Patil: कांग्रेस नेता शिवराज पाटिल का गीता पर विवादित बयान, मचा ... (आज तक)

कांग्रेस के नए अध्यक्ष को चुना ही गया था कि एक बार फिर ऐसा बयान सामने आ गया है, ...

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Hashtag Politics | Gita, Jihad: Shivraj Patil trips on own words (The Indian Express)

As BJP attacks him and Congress, party distances itself, Patil tries to clarify.

“I learned Bhagavad Gita in my early teens and have had a life-long fascination with it as a cultural & philosophical text, with a profound influence on Indian society over the ages. Incidentally, I learned Bhagavad Gita in my early teens and have had a life-long fascination with it as a cultural & philosophical text, with a profound influence on Indian society over the ages. Tthis is what must be understood, there should not be this concept of making people understand with weapons in hand,” the 87-year-old leader went on to say. On Friday, Patil clarified, saying that he was not the one to use the term jihad. The BJP immediately reacted to the statement. [Shivraj Patil’s comments on the Bhagavad Gita](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jihad-islam-gita-christianity-shivraj-patil-8222440/) at the launch of former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography Thursday have landed him in a soup.

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Shivraj Patil's remarks on jihad in Bhagavad Gita are unacceptable ... (The Hindu)

The senior Congress leader had claimed the concept of jihad was not just in Islam but also in the Bhagavad Gita and in Christianity.

Patil expounded on the concept of jihad in Islam and compared with other faiths. Ramesh also shared an extract from Jawaharlal Nehru’s book The Discovery of India, in which the former Prime Minister wrote: “The message of the Gita is not sectarian or addressed to any particular school of thought. Bhagavad Gita is a key foundational pillar of Indian civilisation,” Congress general secretary for communication Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter.

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Shivraj Patil on Gita: शिवराज पाटिल के बयान से कांग्रेस ने किया किनारा ... (India TV हिंदी)

शिवराज पाटिल ने गुरुवार को दावा किया कि जिहाद की अवधारणा इस्लाम के साथ-साथ भगवद् गीता ...

दरअसल, कांग्रेस पर बीजेपी पहले ही हिंदू विरोधी मानसिकता का होने का आरोप लगाती रही है, ऐसे में शिवराज पाटिल का यह बयान पार्टी के लिए बड़ी मुसीबत बन सकता था। पाटिल के बयान के बाद बीजेपी ने कांग्रेस पर हमले के मौके को खोया भी नहीं। पार्टी ने Shivraj Patil on Jihad and Gita: कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता शिवराज पाटिल के ‘जिहाद’ को लेकर दिए गए एक बयान ने देश की सियासत में उबाल ला दिया है। देश के पूर्व गृह मंत्री पाटिल के बयान की गंभीरता का अंदाजा इसी बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि कांग्रेस ने इससे पल्ला झाड़ लिया है। पार्टी ने अपने वरिष्ठ नेता पाटिल की के बयान को ‘अस्वीकार्य’ करार देते हुए शुक्रवार को कहा कि भगवद् गीता भारतीय सभ्यता का मौलिक स्तम्भ है। पूर्व गृह मंत्री शिवराज पाटिल ने गुरुवार को दावा किया कि जिहाद की अवधारणा न केवल इस्लाम में, बल्कि भगवद् गीता और ईसाई धर्म में भी थी।

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'Gita jihad' row: Cong says Shivraj Patil's comment 'unacceptable ... (Hindustan Times)

Here are 10 points about the Gita-Jihad controversy: 1. At a book launch event, Shivraj Patil said jihad is not only mentioned in Quran. In Mahabharata, under ...

"It is not just in Quran, but in Mahabharata also, the part in Gita, Shri Krishna also talks of jihad to Arjun and this thing is not just in Quran or Gita but also in Christianity," he said at the event. There is no mention of jihad in the Gita." In Mahabharata, under Gita, there is mention of jihad where Krishna gives jihad lessons to Arjun. At a book launch event, Shivraj Patil said jihad is not only mentioned in Quran. Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Milind Parande said he does not know which Bhagavad Gita Shivraj Patil read. [Despite offering clarification](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i-asked-will-you-call-krishna-s-lesson-to-arjun-jihad-shivraj-patil-clarifies-101666332602982.html) that what he said actually meant just the opposite, Patil is at the centre of controversy for suggesting that the Bhagavad Gita mentions jihad as Lord Krishna gave 'jihad lessons' to Arjun.

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Unacceptable: Congress distances itself from Shivraj Patil's remark ... (The Tribune)

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday said former Home Minister and party leader Shivraj Patil's remarks on the Bhagavad Gita were ...

He posted excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru's book "The Discovery of India", where the late PM writes, "The message of the Gita is not sectarian or addressed to any particular school of thought. The Congress' stand is clear. It is not just in Quran, but in Mahabharata also, the part in Gita... "My senior colleague Shivraj Patil reportedly made some comment on the Bhagavad Gita that's unacceptable, although he clarified subsequently. and this thing is also in Christianity. Congress chief Kharge or Sonia must respond to comments.

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