Somnath temple-BJP attack on Congress

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a stinging attack on the Congress on Wednesday, alleging that while medieval invaders Mahmud of Ghazni and Alauddin Khilji plundered the Somnath temple in the past, India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, “harboured the greatest hatred” toward the deity in independent India.

In a series of social media posts, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed that Nehru opposed the reconstruction of the Gujarat temple due to “blind appeasement politics” and went so far as to glorify Mughal invaders. Trivedi, a Rajya Sabha MP, accused Nehru of prioritising “external appeasement over internal self-confidence” by downplaying Hindu civilizational symbols to satisfy Pakistan.

Somnath was plundered by Mahmud Ghazni and Khilji in the past, but in independent India, Pandit Nehru harboured the greatest hatred towards Lord Somnath,” Trivedi stated.(UPDATED ON 7TH JANUARY 20226)