Bharatpur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday slammed the Centre over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha and mentioned that the Congress chief was not given an opportunity to talk (within the Parliament) to current his case. Gehlot mentioned that Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister immediately as a result of MK Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru established democracy in India.
“Today PM Modi is the PM because Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru established democracy in the country 75 yrs ago. BJP is misusing the ED and CBI and all other central institutions. Rahul Gandhi`s disqualification was planned by them. PM did not answer any of Rahul Gandhi`s questions. No one gave him (Rahul Gandhi) chance to speak,” Gehlot alleged.
Earlier on Friday, Gehlot hit out on the Centre for Rahul Gandhi`s disqualification from Lok Sabha following his conviction and sentencing to 2 years in a prison defamation case, and mentioned he raised the Adani subject and so they pushed him out of the Parliament.
“Rahul Gandhi raised the Adani issue, and the government should answer in Parliament but they didn`t. Instead of answering his question, they pushed him out of the Parliament: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said in Ajmer. Where is the country heading? Democracy is in danger. ED, IT and CBI raids are ongoing. The judiciary is under pressure. How long will this go on?” CM mentioned.
“It affects the country, it affects democracy and it affects Constitution. So, citizens should understand that the situation in the country is a matter of concern,” Rajasthan CM mentioned.
Notably, on March 23, Rahul Gandhi was convicted by a Surat district court docket and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment within the 2019 defamation case over his `Modi surname` comment made in 2019 throughout an election rally in Karnataka. The defamation case towards Rahul Gandhi was filed by BJP MLA from Surat West Purnesh Modi.
After being convicted by the court docket, Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha. The sentence of two-year imprisonment has been suspended for 30 days earlier than which Rahul Gandhi has to attraction towards the conviction. The disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha has been one in a sequence of flashpoints between the Congress get together and the ruling BJP, uniting the opposition events who’ve been accusing the Centre of diverting consideration from the Adani subject.
