New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Former Congress MP and 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused Jagdish Tytler joined the Congress protest at Raj Ghat, the place the celebration is finishing up ‘Sankalp Satyagraha’ in opposition to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi.
Notably, the title of Tytler made headlines in February too, when he was elected as an All India Congress Committee (AICC) member.
The Congress is holding Sankalp Satyagraha at Raj Ghat. Priyanka Gandhi arrived at Raj Ghar for the protest on Sunday. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, celebration normal secretary KC Venugopal and several other different celebration leaders additionally joined the protest.
Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha, a day after a Surat courtroom sentenced him to 2 years’ imprisonment in a defamation case filed in opposition to him over his ‘Modi surname’ comment.
The choice got here pertaining to his comment made in April 2019, the place he had stated “how come all of the thieves have Modi because the frequent surname” at a Lok Sabha election rally at Kolar in Karnataka. The courtroom accepted Gandhi’s bail on a surety and stayed the sentence for 30 days to permit him to method the upper courts.
After being convicted within the defamation case and subsequently disqualified from Lok Sabha, Gandhi, hit out BJP. Whereas addressing a press convention, Gandhi stated that he’s not petrified of going to jail and his disqualification from Parliament was geared toward distracting individuals from the Adani difficulty.
“Moot query stays who invested Rs 20,000 crore in Adani shell companies. I’ll hold asking the query,” he stated.
The previous MP alleged that BJP-led central authorities is allegedly defending businessman Gautam Adani, who has been accused of inventory manipulation
“Why is the BJP-led centre is allegedly defending the businessman Gautam Adani? Kyuki aap hello Adani ho,” he alleged.
Attacking PM Modi, he stated, “Prime Minister was petrified of the following speech that was going to return on Adani. I’ve seen it in his eyes. That’s the reason, first the distraction after which the disqualification”.
The BJP hit again at him with Data and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur stating that the central authorities and Lok Sabha haven’t any function to play in his disqualification and that Rahul Gandhi “is a case of political immaturity”.
BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad additionally slammed Rahul Gandhi saying his utterances on Modi’s surname “have been abusive, not crucial and that the BJP goes launch a stir in opposition to his insult to OBCs.” (ANI)
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