New Delhi: In a blistering assault towards the BJP over violence in Manipur, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that its politics had “murdered Bharat Mata” within the northeastern state and termed members of the ruling celebration “traitors”. Taking part within the no-confidence movement debate, Gandhi additionally slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur and alleged that he doesn’t contemplate the state to be a part of India.
“I went to Manipur just a few days in the past. Our prime minister has not gone there, he has not gone there until now. He doesn’t contemplate the Manipur a part of India. I used the phrase Manipur, however the actuality is there is no such thing as a Manipur left. You’ve divided Manipur into two components, you may have damaged up Manipur,” Gandhi mentioned. Rahul Gandhi mentioned he visited Manipur and met girls and youngsters on the reduction camps, however the prime minister had not executed. The prime minister was not within the Home when Gandhi spoke.
“I requested a girl, ‘What occurred with you?’ She mentioned, ‘My small son, an solely baby, was shot earlier than my eyes. I spent the entire night time with the physique of my baby after which I felt afraid. I left my home. I requested her if she had introduced alongside one thing together with her and she or he mentioned solely the garments she carrying and a photograph,” Gandhi mentioned, narrating his experiences. In one other camp, he mentioned he requested a girl the identical query – “What occurred to you?” As he did so, she began trembling and fainted.
“These are the 2 examples. In Manipur, they (BJP) have murdered Hindustan. Their politics has not killed Manipur however killed Hindustan in Manipur. Hindustan has been murdered in Manipur….By killing the individuals of Manipur you may have murdered Bharat Mata, you aren’t desh bhakts (patriots) however deshdrohis (traitors),” the previous Congress chief mentioned.
Because the treasury benches protested and slammed Gandhi, Union minister Kiren Rijiju mentioned the Congress chief ought to apologise for his remarks as it’s the Congress which is chargeable for insurgency and different issues within the northeast.
Persevering with his no-holds-barred assault towards the federal government in his over 30-minute speech, Gandhi went on to say that it’s the Military that may carry peace to Manipur however the authorities shouldn’t be deploying it. “You’ve murdered the voice of India, which implies you may have murdered Bharat Mata in Manipur… My mom is sitting right here. The opposite mom, Bharat Mata, you killed in Manipur,” he mentioned, pointing to Sonia Gandhi who was current within the Home.
“You’ve sprinkled kerosene in every single place. You’ve set hearth to Manipur. You at the moment are making an attempt the identical factor in Haryana,” he added, referring to latest communal clashes in Gurugram and Nuh. Gandhi alleged that the prime minister listens to solely two individuals, Amit Shah and Gautam Adani, simply as Ravan paid heed to solely two. He didn’t elaborate on the purpose.
The previous Congress president additionally mentioned the Bharat Jodo Yatra shouldn’t be over and he undertook the cross-country march to grasp what was it he cherished and for what had he confronted abuse for 10 years. The Congress chief additionally thanked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for reinstating his membership of the Home.
“The final time I spoke, I additionally brought on you (Birla) ache. I focussed on Adani ji with such depth, your senior leaders felt ache. That ache additionally affected you, for that I apologise to you,” Gandhi advised Birla. “I solely spoke the reality. My BJP pals you needn’t be afraid as a result of my speech right this moment is not going to be focussed on us. Rumi mentioned, ‘Jo shabd dil se aate hain woh dil mein jaate hain’. Won’t assault you a lot.”
“I walked from one finish of the nation to a different, from the coast to the snowy mountains of Kashmir. The yatra remains to be not over … Many individuals requested me after it began, ‘Rahul why did you stroll, what’s your purpose’.
“I didn’t know why I needed to stroll however I quickly understood the factor that I like and the factor for which I’m keen to die and go to Modi ji’s jail, the factor for which I bore abuse for 10 years, I needed to grasp,” he mentioned.
The no-confidence movement has been introduced by the Congress on behalf of the opposition grouping INDIA. The talk was initiated on Tuesday by Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi. It’s going to conclude with the prime minister’s reply on Thursday. Many Rajya Sabha members had been within the gallery when he spoke.
