"Deepak from Uttarakhand is a hero of India"India’s major political party, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised Deepak Kumar, a gym owner from Kotdwar in Uttarakhand, for intervening against a group that was harassing 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper Wakeel Ahmed on January 26.
The mob had demanded that Ahmed remove the word “Baba” from his shop’s name, Baba School Dress, claiming the term was reserved for Hindus. Kumar confronted the group by stating that his own name was “Mohammad Deepak.”
Gandhi described Kumar as a hero who stood up for the Constitution and humanity against forces that sow division, while arguing that the BJP government in Uttarakhand supports such elements. Kumar later clarified that he prioritizes his identity as a human being above all else, and revealed that he received threats afterward.
Rahul Gandhi wrote the following on his X account:
❝Deepak from Uttarakhand is a hero of India.
Deepak is fighting for the Constitution and humanity - for that Constitution which the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are conspiring every day to trample underfoot.
He is a living symbol of a shop of love in the marketplace of hate, and that's what stings those in power the most.
The Sangh Parivar is deliberately poisoning the country's economy and society, so that India remains divided and a few people continue to rule on the crutches of fear. Uttarakhand's BJP government is openly siding with those anti-social forces that are engaged in intimidating and harassing ordinary citizens.
No country can move forward in an atmosphere of hate, fear, and anarchy. Without peace, development is just an empty slogan.
We need more Deepaks - those who do not bow, who do not fear, and who stand firmly with the Constitution with all their might.
We are with you, brother. Don't be afraid.
You are a lion-hearted warrior.❞
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