Martyred PM’s son who walked for nationwide unity can by no means insult nation: Priyanka Gandhi

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday mentioned a martyred prime minister’s son who walked hundreds of kilometres for nationwide unity can by no means insult the nation because the Congress held a nationwide protest in opposition to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha.

Priyanka Gandhi was addressing the ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ at Rajghat — the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — right here to protest in opposition to Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case and his subsequent disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

She mentioned the time had come to lift a voice in opposition to an “arrogant government” as barring Rahul Gandhi from contesting elections doesn’t bode nicely for the nation and its democracy.

The Congress has launched a day-long satyagraha in any respect states and district headquarters to protest in opposition to Gandhi’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case and his subsequent disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after a court docket in Gujarat’s Surat convicted him within the defamation case.

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The disqualification will forestall Gandhi (52), a four-time MP, from contesting elections for eight years except a better court docket stays the conviction.

The Congress chief alleged that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified for questioning the prime minister on industrialist Gautam Adani and other people will give a befitting reply to these behind the motion.

“My family’s blood has ploughed democracy in this country. We are ready to do anything for this country’s democracy. Great leaders of Congress laid the foundation of democracy in this country. Time has come and we are not the ones who will remain silent anymore,” she informed the skin Rajghat.

Asking if a martyred prime minister’s son can insult the nation, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “This is an insult to that prime minister who gave his life.”

“You have known as a martyr’s son anti-national, Mir Jafar, insulted his mom in Parliament. The prime minister in Parliament asks why this household doesn’t use the ‘Nehru’ surname. You insult your entire household and the custom of Kashmiri Pandits.

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“But there is no case against you. You don’t get a case or a two-year term and no one disqualifies you. Why?” she requested.

Priyanka Gandhi mentioned until immediately, they’ve been insulting “our family and we remained silent but not any more”.

“How much will you insult one person?” she mentioned and requested if Lord Ram, who was despatched into exile, was a “parivaarwadi”.

The Congress chief, who alleged that the nation’s wealth was being looted and given to 1 particular person, mentioned this wealth belongs to the folks and nobody can take it away.

“When conceited dictators are unable to reply the questions raised, they attempt to suppress those that ask the questions.

“This entire Cabinet, government and MPs are trying to save one person and are not holding an inquiry. Who is this Adani in whose support everyone comes the moment his name crops up?” she requested.

Questioning if this was the “mother of democracy”, she requested why individuals are nonetheless unemployed if the financial system is doing so nicely.

Noting that lakhs of individuals joined Rahul Gandhi on his Bharat Jodo Yatra when he walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “When a person who walks from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to unite the country, can this person insult the country?” Coming out in assist of her brother, she asserted that Rahul Gandhi desires the poor, youth and the ladies to get their rights and what belongs to them ought to go into their arms and to not somebody who’s an enormous man and the prime minister’s “friend”.

She mentioned Rahul Gandhi studied at Harvard and Cambridge — one of the best universities on the earth — however nonetheless they name him a “Pappu”.

“When they got here to know that he’s not Pappu and lakhs of individuals are strolling with him, they received disturbed over the questions he raised in Parliament to which they do not have solutions.

They need to do all this to cease only one particular person.

“This country’s prime minister is a coward. Take me to jail but the truth is this country’s prime minister is a coward. He is hiding behind his power and (he) is arrogant. But this country’s tradition is that people reply to an arrogant king. This country recognises an arrogant king. This country knows the truth,” she mentioned.

Priyanka Gandhi additionally urged the media to know their duty as “democracy is in danger”.

“If the one who questions is barred from contesting elections for eight years, it isn’t proper for the nation or its democracy.

Time has come — ‘daro mat (do not be afraid)’.

“Time has come to face them and unite and ensure the unity of the country and take it forward,” she asserted amid cheers from the Congress rank and file.

She mentioned the time had come to lift a voice in opposition to an “arrogant government” as barring Rahul Gandhi from contesting elections doesn’t bode nicely for the nation and its democracy.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );