Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday hit out at the Centre for Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha following his conviction and sentencing to two years in a criminal defamation case and said that the BJP had hatched a conspiracy against the Congress.
He said that the opposition plays an important role in democracy and that the BJP should be able to deal with the criticisms. “They are snatching the house of the member of that great family; he was also disqualified from the Lok Sabha, but it was a big conspiracy of the central government. The opposition has its own role in a democracy. The ruling government should know how to deal with the criticisms,” said Ashok Gehlot.
Gehlot alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to speak in the House and was disqualified after he raised questions over the Adani issue. “Rahul Gandhi raised questions regarding Adani, and he was not allowed to speak in the House and was expelled. This is the first prime minister who did not say a single word in the Adani case. What is the reason?” said Gehlot.
Referring to the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gehlot said that Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of inflation and unemployment and did nothing wrong by addressing the issue. “Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of inflation and unemployment in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in which lakhs of people participated. Rahul Gandhi was giving a message in Yatra: live with love and harmony; there should be no violence. What did Rahul Gandhi say wrong? Rahul Gandhi pointed out that the growing gap between rich and poor should be reduced.
Speaking about the difference between the Congress party and the leaders, he said that there are minor differences in every party.
“There are minor differences in every party, and there are some complaints in every party, but we have been in the organisation, and someone can understand better than us what the feeling of the worker is. I’ve spent my entire life in NSUI and Congress organisations. No one can understand the mantra of the Congress organisation better than me,” he said.
