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Best speech or glaring errors? Govt goes on
offensive as Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi rule
The United States has said that it “would not endorse” Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on the foreign policies of the
BJP-led government, which the Congress leader alleged had brought “China and Pakistan together”
OUR BUREAU tutions of our country are being at-
tacked and captured by one idea. The
New Delhi
judiciary, the Election Commission,
ongress leader Rahul Gandhi Pegasus, these are all instruments of
on Wednesday attacked the destroying the voice of the union of
CBJP-led government in Lok states,” he added.
Sabha stating that “institutions of our Following Rahul Gandhi’s at-
country are being attacked and cap- tack on judiciary and Election Com-
tured by one idea” and “the judiciary, mission, Union Law Minister Kiren
the Election Commission, Pegasus, Rijiju on Wednesday demanded an
are all instruments of destroying the apology from the Congress leader
voice of the union of states”. The saying “he has no regard for consti-
speech was widely tutional authorities”.
Slamming the central gov- Taking to Twitter, the Union
ernment over the faulty policies, Minister said, “Not only as India’s
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaks in Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in Law Minister but also as an ordi-
Wednesday said India is facing the nary citizen, I condemn what Rahul
highest level of unemployment in 50 New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) Gandhi has said about India’s ju-
years under the current Bharatiya Ja- diciary and Election Commission.
nata Party (BJP)-led government at These are vital institutions of our
the Centre. democracy. Rahul Gandhi should
Rahul Gandhi said, “Govern- immediately apologize to the people,
ment speaks of providing employ- judiciary and EC.” “We know that
ment. 3 crore youth lost their jobs Rahul Gandhi does not believe in
in 2021. Today India is facing the democracy and he has no regard for
highest unemployment in 50 years. constitutional authorities. We do not
You talk of Made-in-India, Start-Up take his habitual senseless comments
India, but the youth did not get the seriously but since he has abused
employment they were supposed to. constitutional authorities from the
The one they had has disappeared. Parliament house, he must tender
The government pushed 23 crore unconditional apology,” added Riji-
people back into poverty.” The Con- ju.
gress MP said the United Progres- In Washington, the United
sive Alliance (UPA) government had States has said that it “would not
pulled 27 crore people out of poverty endorse” Rahul Gandhi’s remarks
in 10 years. on the foreign policies of the BJP-
Gandhi further slammed the led government, which the Congress
government for having made huge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New leader alleged had brought “China
strategic mistake in foreign policy and Pakistan together.”
which brought China and Pakistan Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) Responding to a question on
together. “The single biggest strate- Rahul Gandhi suggesting that China
gic goal of India’s foreign policy has most important, is the idea that there cerning the judiciary and Election and Pakistan are closer due to the
been to keep Pakistan and China are now two Indias. There is now no Commission. Participating in the de- policies of Prime Minister Naren-
separate. But what you have brought longer one India,” said Rahul Gandhi. bate on the motion of thanks on the dra Modi-led central government,
the two countries (Pakistan and “One India is for the extremely President’s Address, Gandhi accused US State Department Spokesperson
China) together. This is the single rich people - for those who have im- the Centre of having a “flawed vi- Ned Price in a press briefing said,
biggest crime you have committed mense wealth, immense power, for sion” and centralizing power. He said “I will leave it to the Pakistanis and
against the people of India,” says Ra- those who do not need a job, those “the idea of king has come back”. the PRC to speak to their relation-
hul Gandhi in Lok Sabha. who do not need water connection, “This centralized vision of king ship. I certainly would not - would
He further said that the Presi- electricity connections, but for those has been removed by Congress in not endorse those remarks.” Asked
dential Address did not mention the who control the heartbeat of the 1947. Now the idea of king has come about Pakistan working closely with
idea of “two Indias”. country. And then another India for back. Now there is a king, a Shahen- China, the spokesperson said that
“I think there were three funda- the poor. The gap between these two shah, a ruler of rulers and master of countries are not required to choose
mental things that were not spoken Indias is widening,” he added. masters. As a result, the instrument between the US and China, adding
about in the Presidential Address. Later, BJP leaders targeted Ra- of conversation between states and that American partnership conveys a
First, and what I consider to be the hul Gandhi over his remarks con- our people which we call the insti- series of advantages.
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