"It is a dangerous ideological position that the BJP is trying to impose on people which is detrimental to the unity of nation," Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja said.
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ali Anwar said that Swaraj was just looking for some publicity by making such statements.
"I respect Sushma Swaraj a lot. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been getting all the attention that she is supposed to get lately and I think this is the reason why she is making such statements, so that she gets some publicity," said Anwar.
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia also slammed the announcement, saying the holy book was way above all this.
"If they want holy book Gita to be announced as national scripture, they are insulting Gita, the holy book is way above all this," he said.
Union minister of external affairs Sushma Swaraj with Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and yoga guru Ramdev during Gita Prerna Mahotsav, in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI Photo)
The external affairs minister had called for declaring the Bhagvad Gita a national scripture, while speaking at an event on Red Front grounds to mark the "5,151st anniversary" of the Gita.
Sushma said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already given it the honour of a 'national scripture' when he had gifted it to US President Barack Obama.
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