’This Is Hypocrisy’ Rahul Gandhi Slams Amit Shah, Targets RSS Over English Language Remarks, Check

In the latest political controversy, India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has publicly taken a dig at the BJP, RSS, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah over their recent statements discouraging the use of the English language. Gandhi went to social media and said the ruling party is hypocritical, saying that English is bad, and at the same time, their kids speak and are educated in English and in the most prestigious English-medium schools.

This comment comes after Amit Shah's statement, in which he said that Indian languages ​​are important and should be given priority instead of English in government and education. Gandhi, nonetheless, struck back by reminding the hypocrisy of the BJP, terming it as weaponisation of language in the name of political optics and keeping it adrift in English behind closed doors.

Rahul Gandhi’s Critique: Elitism or Empowerment?

In a stern Facebook post, Gandhi wrote, “It is not about spreading Indian languages – this is just about limiting the chances of the wealthy.” The reason is that although English is not native, it is now a global equalizer, and by not accessing it, they are encroaching on the hopes of the poor youth.

अंग्रेज़ी बाँध नहीं, पुल है।
अंग्रेज़ी शर्म नहीं, शक्ति है।
अंग्रेज़ी ज़ंजीर नहीं - ज़ंजीरें तोड़ने का औज़ार है।

BJP-RSS नहीं चाहते कि भारत का ग़रीब बच्चा अंग्रेज़ी सीखे - क्योंकि वो नहीं चाहते कि आप सवाल पूछें, आगे बढ़ें, बराबरी करें।

आज की दुनिया में, अंग्रेज़ी उतनी ही ज़रूरी… pic.twitter.com/VUjinqD91s

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 20, 2025

As DNP India reports, Gandhi said that the English language was not a political weapon but a source of empowerment. He repeated the assertion that children belonging to rich families and even top leaders of the BJP were learning English, and why should the others be denied the opportunity?

BJP’s Stand and Ongoing Debate

The BJP has not issued even a formal statement about the comments made by Gandhi, but the party has been taking quite a lot of initiatives to ensure that regional languages are chosen as the first preference, especially in the case of Hindi. Critics also opine, nonetheless, that this position would stave off global competitiveness and establish an unequal playing field for students belonging to marginalized groups.

The argument has rekindled the issue of language politics in India, with a majority of educationists arguing that there is a need to adopt a balance of multilingualism that will allow the Indian and the English languages to co-exist effectively and career-oriented

The Road Ahead

Such ideological differences are bound to increase as electoral times near. To Rahul Gandhi, it is another moment to rebuild his argument that the BJP policies are divisive and classist.