New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed a public assembly within the border district of Wayanad in Kerala the place he arrived for the primary time after his disqualification as an MP. In his speech, he launched a scathing assault on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for taking away his MP ‘tag’ and mentioned it is not going to cease him from representing the folks of Wayanad or intimidate him from elevating questions.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad after being convicted and sentenced in a legal defamation case final month.
“Member of Parliament is a tag. It is a post. So, BJP can take away the tag, the post, the house and they can even jail me, but they cannot stop me from representing the people of Wayanad,” Rahul mentioned.
LIVE: Public Meeting | Kalpetta, Wayanad | Kerala https://t.co/BJ7i0rlF6Z
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2023
The former Congress chief added that he’s stunned that even after so a few years, BJP has not ‘understood’ its opponent.Â
“They do not understand that their opponent will not get intimidated. They think I will get scared by sending police to my house or that I will be disturbed if my house is taken away,” he mentioned.
Rahul and his sister Priyanka Gandhi additionally participated in a roadshow known as ‘Satyameva Jayate’ in Kalpetta.
This is the facility of reality!
The victory of democracy.
The final energy lies within the palms of the folks.
Shri @RahulGandhi and Smt. @PriyankaGandhi obtain a rousing welcome in Kalpetta, Wayanad. pic.twitter.com/o64KzffraC
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 11, 2023
Rahul is a ‘courageous’ and ‘compassionate’ man: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally hit out on the Centre and charged that her brother Rahul was ‘mercilessly attacked’ by the entire BJP dispensation and that the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) himself discovered it acceptable to malign him simply because he asks questions.
At the general public assembly organised by UDF staff in Wayanad, she mentioned it was the obligation of a Parliamentarian to ask questions, demand accountability and lift points.
“I find it is even stranger that the whole government, every minister, every MP, and even the Prime Minister himself finds it acceptable and appropriate to malign and mercilessly attack one man just because he asks the questions they cannot respond to,” Priyanka mentioned.
LIVE: Shri @RahulGandhi and Smt. @priyankagandhi deal with the folks of Wayanad. https://t.co/CxTgtMoIFg
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 11, 2023
She described Rahul as a ‘courageous’ and ‘compassionate’ man
and mentioned he was ‘undaunted’ by the facility of those that attempt to silence him.
The Congress chief mentioned the folks of Wayanad know that he’s a compassionate man who is able to hear their points and struggles and able to lend them a serving to hand.
“He has raised your issues… He tried to resolve your problems… He has worked hard for you… He has stood by your difficult times,” she acknowledged.
My relationship with the folks of Wayanad isn’t going to alter!  pic.twitter.com/2NzgNKm4Cc
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 11, 2023
She mentioned his future as an MP was within the palms of the courtroom however he would carry on asking questions.
