New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said minorities are patriots and make the country proud across the board, and accused the BJP of spreading violence and hatred against Muslims, Sikhs and Christians.
In his maiden speech as LoP in Lok Sabha, Gandhi alleged that the BJP was spreading fear among all sections of the society.
"You scare minorities... you spread violence, hatred against minorities, against Muslims, against Sikhs, against Christians. And what have the minorities done? They represent India in all areas, they make the nation proud. India," the former Congress chief said. "You stand firm with India like mountains, you are patriots and you attacked all minorities, spread violence and hatred against them," he said.
Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that Mahatma Gandhi was revived by a film but the Father of the Nation was always alive.
He alleged that small and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of employment in India, have been shocked by a flawed GST and demonetisation. "Today the result is that whatever they do, the youth of India cannot get employment. Job creation, the spine is broken, finished," he stated.
"I went to Gujarat and spoke to textile owners. I asked them why demonetisation and GST happened. They clearly said that GST and demonetisation were done to help billionaires. Narendra Modi works for billionaires, it's a simple matter" , he alleged.
"I keep going there and this time we will defeat them in Gujarat. You can write it, the opposition alliance INDIA will defeat them in Gujarat," the Congress leader said. Gandhi alleged that there has been a systematic attack on the Constitution, the idea of India and anyone who resists the ideas proposed by the BJP.
"Many of us were personally attacked. In fact, some of our leaders are still in prison. One of our leaders has just been released recently, another is still in prison," he said in an obvious reference to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant . Soren, who was recently granted bail in a case, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is still detained in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam.
Gandhi said that he is happy and proud to be in the Opposition because "for us there is more than power, there is truth, but for you there is only power." "So when Shiv Ji places the snake near his neck, what is he saying? is: 'I will accept the truth and I will not back down from the truth... behind Shiv Ji's shoulder is the Trishul Now, I would like you to understand that there is a reason, that the Trishul, a weapon, has been in. his shoulder is not a symbol of violence, it is a symbol of non-violence," he said.
"When we fought against the BJP, we were not violent. When we stood for truth, there was not even a hint of violence in us. Now, there is a third idea, a very powerful idea that arises from the idea of truth, courage and non-violence and that idea of course is a symbol that many of you hate, but that idea is the Abhayamudra, the symbol of the Congress Party which as you can see is also in this image and Jai Mahadev," he said.
He further said that this morning Union Minister Rajnath Singh smiled at him and greeted him, but now he was conscious of sitting with Modi and was not smiling at him or greeting him. "The same story also applies to Gadkari ji, it is true ", said.
When Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked Gandhi to continue the discussion on the motion of thanks for the President's speech, the Congress leader cited that BJP MP Anurag Thakur had spoken about Ayodhya.
"Anurag Thakur ji had spoken about the attack on Sanatan Dharma, that's why I did this. I want to show what happened in Ayodhya, what was the truth of Ayodhya, he had raised the issue in the president's debate," Gandhi said. He said that the people of Ayodhya had given a message by defeating the BJP.
Gandhi said the Samajwadi Party MP who defeated the BJP in Ayodhya had told him that people were upset because their land was taken away and they were not given adequate compensation.
Also, the people of Ayodhya were not called for the inauguration of the Ram temple while the BJP's "crony capitalist" friends were there, he said.Gandhi said that after becoming Leader of the Opposition (LoP), all his dreams, aspirations and personal fears must be put aside.
"Now I am actually two people, I am not one person. I am a constitutional person and my job is to be the leader of the opposition to represent all these parties equally. In fact, I not only represent the Congress Party, I represent every game and I have to treat them with love and affection," he said.
"So when Hemant Soren Ji is in jail or Arvind Kejriwal Ji is in jail, I should be worried, I should be hurt. When you unleash your agencies against these political people, our job is to defend them," he said. Gandhi said that this country has a government and "we, whether we like it or not, are the government of India, elected by the people.
"But I would tell you as individual members, as a cabinet, don't spread fear in this country, don't spread hate in this country, listen to the farmers of this country, listen to the students of this country," he said. .
In his maiden speech as LoP in Lok Sabha, Gandhi alleged that the BJP was spreading fear among all sections of the society.
"You scare minorities... you spread violence, hatred against minorities, against Muslims, against Sikhs, against Christians. And what have the minorities done? They represent India in all areas, they make the nation proud. India," the former Congress chief said. "You stand firm with India like mountains, you are patriots and you attacked all minorities, spread violence and hatred against them," he said.
Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that Mahatma Gandhi was revived by a film but the Father of the Nation was always alive.
He alleged that small and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of employment in India, have been shocked by a flawed GST and demonetisation. "Today the result is that whatever they do, the youth of India cannot get employment. Job creation, the spine is broken, finished," he stated.
"I went to Gujarat and spoke to textile owners. I asked them why demonetisation and GST happened. They clearly said that GST and demonetisation were done to help billionaires. Narendra Modi works for billionaires, it's a simple matter" , he alleged.
"I keep going there and this time we will defeat them in Gujarat. You can write it, the opposition alliance INDIA will defeat them in Gujarat," the Congress leader said. Gandhi alleged that there has been a systematic attack on the Constitution, the idea of India and anyone who resists the ideas proposed by the BJP.
"Many of us were personally attacked. In fact, some of our leaders are still in prison. One of our leaders has just been released recently, another is still in prison," he said in an obvious reference to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant . Soren, who was recently granted bail in a case, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is still detained in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam.
Gandhi said that he is happy and proud to be in the Opposition because "for us there is more than power, there is truth, but for you there is only power." "So when Shiv Ji places the snake near his neck, what is he saying? is: 'I will accept the truth and I will not back down from the truth... behind Shiv Ji's shoulder is the Trishul Now, I would like you to understand that there is a reason, that the Trishul, a weapon, has been in. his shoulder is not a symbol of violence, it is a symbol of non-violence," he said.
"When we fought against the BJP, we were not violent. When we stood for truth, there was not even a hint of violence in us. Now, there is a third idea, a very powerful idea that arises from the idea of truth, courage and non-violence and that idea of course is a symbol that many of you hate, but that idea is the Abhayamudra, the symbol of the Congress Party which as you can see is also in this image and Jai Mahadev," he said.
He further said that this morning Union Minister Rajnath Singh smiled at him and greeted him, but now he was conscious of sitting with Modi and was not smiling at him or greeting him. "The same story also applies to Gadkari ji, it is true ", said.
When Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla asked Gandhi to continue the discussion on the motion of thanks for the President's speech, the Congress leader cited that BJP MP Anurag Thakur had spoken about Ayodhya.
"Anurag Thakur ji had spoken about the attack on Sanatan Dharma, that's why I did this. I want to show what happened in Ayodhya, what was the truth of Ayodhya, he had raised the issue in the president's debate," Gandhi said. He said that the people of Ayodhya had given a message by defeating the BJP.
Gandhi said the Samajwadi Party MP who defeated the BJP in Ayodhya had told him that people were upset because their land was taken away and they were not given adequate compensation.
Also, the people of Ayodhya were not called for the inauguration of the Ram temple while the BJP's "crony capitalist" friends were there, he said.Gandhi said that after becoming Leader of the Opposition (LoP), all his dreams, aspirations and personal fears must be put aside.
"Now I am actually two people, I am not one person. I am a constitutional person and my job is to be the leader of the opposition to represent all these parties equally. In fact, I not only represent the Congress Party, I represent every game and I have to treat them with love and affection," he said.
"So when Hemant Soren Ji is in jail or Arvind Kejriwal Ji is in jail, I should be worried, I should be hurt. When you unleash your agencies against these political people, our job is to defend them," he said. Gandhi said that this country has a government and "we, whether we like it or not, are the government of India, elected by the people.
"But I would tell you as individual members, as a cabinet, don't spread fear in this country, don't spread hate in this country, listen to the farmers of this country, listen to the students of this country," he said. .
