Guntur, June 4: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said he is taking rejuvenated interest to study religious scriptures in a bid to take on the Hindu right. While addressing party workers here, Rahul vowed to expose Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its parental body – the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), for their misuse of religion for political gains. Also Read - PM Modi Asks BJP Workers to Educate Farmers on 'Intricacies of New Farm Reforms' & 'Save Them From Rumours'

“Nowadays I study the Upanishads and the Gita since I am fighting the RSS and BJP,” Rahul said, further adding that he would use the scriptures to counter the “narrative of hatred” they are propagating across the nation. “BJP neither understands India nor the Hindu culture. Their headquarter in Nagpur only intends to use the religion to fulfill their agenda of dividing the nation on communal lines,” he added. Also Read - Farm Bills 2020: BJP to Hold 15-Day Awareness Campaign in Seven States From Today

“I ask them (RSS men), my friend, you are doing this, you are oppressing people, but it is written in the Upanishad that all people are the same and how come you are contradicting what your own religion says,” Rahul further said. Also Read - Bharat Bandh Today: Punjab, UP And Maharashtra | List of States Likely to be Affected by Farmers' Unions Strike

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the completion of three years of his government, he said the BJP-led regime has failed to fulfill the promises it made before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. According to Rahul, the failure to create jobs is the biggest drawback of the Modi government.

“I want to ask Modi ji, where are the 2 crore jobs per year which you promised to win the elections? You government has failed to provide employment to even one lakh people,” the senior Congress leader said, while addressing a rally in Guntur.

“Not only did you failed to create new jobs, but you dealt a lethal blow on small traders and daily wage earners by demonetising the currency. The whole world, except you and your minister, accepts the fact that demonetisation wrecked our economy,” Rahul added.

The senior Congress leader completed his three-day tour of southern India on Sunday. While addressing the rally in Guntur, Rahul said Congress would provide special category status to Andhra Pradesh if it gets elected to power in 2019.