Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday launched a scathing assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party authorities on the centre and mentioned that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified for asking questions that the BJP couldn’t reply.While addressing a public assembly in Wayanad, Priyanka mentioned, “Rahul Gandhi was disqualified for asking a question that they (BJP) could not answer. The whole government is trying to defend Gautam Adani. The PM is defending Adani.”
“The BJP is hellbent on turning our democracy on its head. PM is changing his dressing style every day but there is no change in the lifestyle of common people. They are struggling for jobs,” she added.Alleging that the nation was heading in the direction of dictatorship, Priyanka mentioned, “What has happened to my brother is just a symptom, it is a symptom of how far we are down the path towards dictatorship today. Today the government feels that it can silence any dissent.”
Heaping praises on Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka mentioned, “You know that he is an honest man, unafraid to speak the truth. You know that he is a brave man undaunted by the powers of those who want to silence him.”Mentioning Gujarat Court`s judgment on her brother, she mentioned, “Now, a court in Gujarat has passed a judgement after which the government has disqualified him from parliament as your MP. His future as your MP is in the hands of the courts.”Notably, Rahul was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha after a Gujarat Court convicted him in a 2019 defamation case for a comment utilizing the surname `Modi`. The courtroom sentenced the Congress chief to 2 years imprisonment.
The sentence was later suspended for 30 days throughout which Rahul can attraction towards his conviction.”To ask questions, to demand accountability, to raise issues is the job of a parliamentarian,” she added.Targeting the central authorities, she mentioned, “I find it even strange that a whole government, every minister, every MP, even the Prime Minister finds it acceptable and appropriate to malign and mercilessly attack one man just because he asked a question they could not respond to.””Brothers and sisters, the truth is always uncomfortable, especially for those who lie, those who unleash an industrial scale of propaganda against anyone who dares to question them,” she added.
The defamation case towards Rahul Gandhi was filed by former BJP MLA Purnesh Modi.After the disqualification of Rahul`s membership from the Lok Sabha, the Congress has been vocal in protests all around the nation. The grand previous occasion has been making an effort to rally like-minded Opposition gamers round it within the wake of Rahul`s lack of membership within the Lower House.Rahul`s disqualification is the newest in a sequence of flashpoints between the Congress and the ruling BJP, with a united Opposition calling it a ploy to divert public consideration from the Adani problem.Rahul Gandhi was elected to Lok Sabha in 2019 from Wayanad in Kerala. The occasion has mentioned that it’s going to problem the Surat courtroom verdict in the next courtroom. (ANI)
