Debate With Arnab: After Triple Talaq, Nikah Halala & Hijab, Cong Preaches Smash The Patriarchy

Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi has triggered a political row after quoting a passage he attributed to the Manusmriti at a Pune event and calling its treatment of women “a shame.” BJP leaders have hit back, accusing Gandhi of selectively targeting Sanatan Dharma, while seeking his support for women’s reservation and raising the Vande Mataram issue.  Watch the full debate on Rahul Gandhi’s Manusmriti remarks, the BJP-Congress face-off and the wider politics around women’s rights, faith and ideology. Rahul Gandhi made the comments at the “Chhatron Ki Goonj” programme in Pune on August 22.