Union Home Minister Amit Shah has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a debate, telling him to debate in the Parliament and not on the streets.
Amit Shah also attacked the Congress over its demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
You lost. There was no SIR in Haryana or Maharashtra…You lost everywhere. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Parliament is supreme forum’: Amit Shah counters Rahul Gandhi’s public debate call, accuses Congress of disrupting proceedings Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a sharp attack on leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of disrupting parliamentary proceedings, avoiding discussions on substantive issues and turning walkouts and protests into the Congress party’s political culture.
“I want to challenge Rahul Gandhi directly. You challenge PM Modi for a discussion? If you want a discussion, simply write a letter to PM Modi. You were completely wiped out even then. You do not allow Parliament to function, and instead gather crowds on the streets to spread chaos, much like anarchy. “The people of the country have consistently defeated Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party. The people of the country are not with you or the Opposition alliance.
“Where was the SIR in 2014? Where was SIR in 2019? There was no SIR in 2024 either, yet you lost again. You called people from across the entire country to Delhi, appealed to 10 lakh people; the ground’s capacity is only 70,000, and even that was half empty,” he alleged. Earlier reporting noted: At BJP’s ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ foot march in Karnal, Amit Shah highlighted the mandate received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 elections and accused the Congress leadership of converting legislative disruption into standard party culture.
We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the SIR exercise…Come and debate in Parliament,” the minister said while addressing a rally in Haryana’s Karnal. During the rally, Shah also attacked the Congress over its demands for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying the party “still lost” despite any Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, 2019, and 2024. You’re just creating a ruckus and staging boycotts in Parliament,” he said. The workers of the BJP will give a “fitting reply” to him if he insists on gathering crowds on streets, according to Shah.
Earlier reporting noted: Shah asserted that Parliament is the supreme forum for democratic debate and criticised Gandhi for taking political confrontations to the streets instead of engaging in discussions inside the House.
