New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former GoI minister Shivraj Patil has said the concept of jihad is mentioned in Gita, adding that Lord Krishna gave lessons on jihad to Arjuna during the Mahabharata war.
The comments were made during a book launch in New Delhi on Thursday where various politicians including Shashi Tharoor, Digvijaya Singh, Farooq Abdullah, and Sushil Kumar Shinde, were also present.
Speaking at the launch of Congress veteran and former GoI minister Mohsina Kidwai’s biography, Patil said, “It is said there’s a lot of discussion on jihad in Islam. Even after all the efforts, if someone doesn’t understand the clean idea, power can be used. It’s mentioned in Quran and Gita.”
“Shri Krishna gave lessons of jihad to Arjuna in a part of Gita in Mahabharat,” he added.
In a video Patil can be heard saying it’s said there’s a lot of discussion on Jihad in Islam… Even after all efforts, if someone doesn’t understand clean idea, power can be used, it’s mentioned in Quran & Gita… Shri Krishna taught lessons of Jihad to Arjun in a part of Gita in Mahabharat
Shivraj Patil was the home minister from 2004 to 2008 and the 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015.
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