Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday challenged Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav to debate the row over electoral rolls in a special session of Parliament.
His remarks came a day before the Congress is set to stage a “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls.
“I challenge both Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav right here and now. The BJP is fully prepared to discuss this in Parliament. We have nothing to hide. Let us convene a special session,” Amit Shah said at a party event in Lucknow.
Earlier reporting noted: Ready for special session of Parliament on ‘vote chori’, but Rahul Gandhi will never agree: Amit Shah Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday challenged Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to a discussion on the ‘vote chori’ allegations in a special session of Parliament but asserted that the Congress leader will never agree. “‘I challenge you both right here and now: the Bharatiya Janata Party is fully prepared to discuss this in Parliament. We have nothing to hide. “But they have no intention of speaking there. They refuse to let Parliament function; instead, they just create a ruckus,” he added, speaking of the Opposition at large. For an actual impeachment, it has given notices that have been rejected, and it does not have the numbers for it anyway. He added, “Instead of accepting defeat, they began accusing the umpire of cheating, claiming that votes were stolen. He also expressed confidence that Narendra Modi would become prime minister for a fourth time in a row. But Rahul Baba will never agree. He will never discuss the issue in Parliament but will create nuisance on the street. I challenge Rahul Baba and Akhilesh to discuss every allegation inside Parliament. Allegations against EC are baseless.
Because of rain in Delhi, as for the mock version, the party called the event off about two hours before it was to begin on Friday.
Let us convene a special session of Parliament,” Shah said at the Uttar Pradesh BJP state executive committee meeting in Lucknow. The Congress had planned to hold a “mock parliament” originally, which it later re-termed “public impeachment”. The sitting will now be held on Saturday, a day before the INDIA bloc’s rally at Ramlila Ground against the CEC and the SIR, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expected to move the “impeachment motion”. Shah, meanwhile, said, “[Rahul Gandhi] will never discuss the issue in Parliament but will create a nuisance on the street. Listing the BJP’s wins in Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Delhi, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal, Shah further said, “After the events in Bengal, they have realised that they simply cannot win elections. In Lucknow, Amit Shah said the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh stood firm like “Angad’s foot”, referring to a Ramayana tale, and said it would return for a third consecutive term with an overwhelming majority. Earlier reporting noted: Addressing the gathering, Shah said: “I am ready to call a special session of Parliament to discuss the ‘vote chori’ allegations. They don’t want discussion, they want drama on the streets,” he said.
Earlier reporting noted: “After losing elections, they blame the umpire.
