Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s debate challenge to Rahul Gandhi has received enthusiastic support from party colleagues and allies who are piling on the pressure on the Congress leader. Today, Shah’s cabinet colleague Nirmala Sitharaman and ally Janata Dal United took sharp digs at Gandhi, who turned a blind eye and reiterated his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a comprehensive debate, saying it has been 24 hours since his last challenge.
JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said Gandhi should raise all the issues he wants to discuss in Parliament if he has faith in parliamentary democracy.
Just yesterday, Home Minister Shri @AmitShah offered a special session to debate SIR and EVMs. Amit Shah had challenged Gandhi to a debate yesterday, saying the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the issue. “Rahul ji, you ask the Prime Minister to choose a venue for a debate. There is already one: Parliament, where you happen to be the LoP. Why not show the same enthusiasm for a debate in Parliament that you show while issuing challenges on social media? Demanding answers also carries an obligation to hear them,” read a sharp post from the Union finance minister. “He (Rahul Gandhi) holds the Constitution in hand, but doesn’t respect the Constitution. Rahul ji, you don’t allow Parliament to run. Be it EVMs, SIR, infiltrators, I challenge you from Hyderabad. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament. “If you do not have faith in the country’s great judiciary and do not believe in parliamentary democracy, this is an anarchic approach.
Therefore, he should accept the challenge and come to the special session of Parliament to raise whatever issues he wants to,” Prasad said.
JD(U) national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said Gandhi should raise all the issues he wants to discuss in Parliament if he has faith in parliamentary democracy. Come for debate,” he had said at the BJP’s ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ padayatra. The Congress has hit back at Shah, saying if he is serious about the proposal, he should first ensure the resignation of his “hatchet man”, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and suspend the SIR exercise.
