Photos of Congress workers worshiping in the Shiva Temple at 10 Janpath today have been released.
IANS quoted Congress sources as saying that the Gandhi family perform ‘Jalabhishek’ to Lord Shiva on the first Monday of every Sawan, but do not like to release images to the media as religion is a matter of faith for them.
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Speaking to IANS, Congressman Arun Tripathi who performed the puja at the temple today claimed that Lord Shiva at 10 Janpath is very old and the Gandhi family has been offering prayers for many years .
In 2017, Swamy challenged Gandhi’s descendant to declare he was not a Christian.
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During his visit to Gujarat, Rahul had visited Dwarkadhish Temple, Chotila Temple, Khodal Dham Temple and Jalaram Temple.
Congress has repeatedly asserted that party leader Rahul Gandhi was a janeu-dhari and a Shiv bhakt.
In December 2021, Kerala Chief Minister and senior CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan had alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was proposing the idea of a ‘soft Hindutva’ alternative against the BJP.
