Taking a swipe at Opposition’s ‘black’ protest in Parliament over disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday advised the party to do some serious introspection.
Hardeep Singh Puri also reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s recent Savarkar remark and said, “You know the contribution of people like Savarkarji? As I said, you are getting an ass to run a horse’s race.”
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“Kaha bhagwan Ram and kaha these guys…The other day he said I am not apologising because I am not Savarkar… You know the contribution of people like Savarkarji? As I said, you are getting an ass to run a horse’s race,” Hardeep Puri said.
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#WATCH | On Opposition's protest over disqualification of Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "…You are getting an ass to run a horse's race…They really deserve to do some serious introspection…People of India would judge them for what they are…Fight… pic.twitter.com/2Yjq3ybcWG— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2023
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday, a day after a court in Gujarat’s Surat convicted him in a 2019 defamation case. Addressing a press conference in Delhi over his disqualification, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said, “My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone”.
Hardeep Singh Puri further said that Congress really deserves to do some serious introspection. “You know, lines of propriety, what is accepted in political discourse, legal system… being convicted by a court and then there are automatic procedures. And to bring in these kind of melodramatics? I mean the people of India will judge them for what they are.”
Democracy is about the executive, the legislature, the judiciary. Fight court’s action in the court. And then you are invoking Mahabharat, Savarkar…kya ho raha hai ye? [what is happening?]” Puri added.
Wearing black clothes, several opposition MPs on Monday took out a march from parliament to Vijay Chowk to protest against the government over the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha.
Why are we here in black clothes? We want to show that PM Modi is ending democracy in the country. He first finished autonomous bodies, then they put up their own govt everywhere by threatening those who had won polls. Then they used ED, CBI to use bend those who didn't bow:… pic.twitter.com/HCBr1yDhsy— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2023
The protesters, including Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, gathered near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament complex and raised slogans against the government.
Holding a huge “Satyamev Jayate” banner and placards with “save democracy” written on them, the MPs proceeded towards Vijay Chowk where they staged a sit-in.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)
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