Rahul Gandhi Demands Restoration Of His Remark In Lok Sabha

Congress MP and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that everything can be expunged in the world of Prime Minister Narendra Modi but not in reality.

His remarks came after the Chair deleted a significant portion of his speech in the Lower House. It was because of uncorroborated facts and statements based on unverified information.

Talking to the media in Parliament complex, Congress MP said, ““Truth can be expunged in PM Modi’s world, but in reality, it can’t be expunged.”

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He further added, “Whatever I said was true. It’s up to them to expunge it. They can expunge as much as they want but this won’t change the truth.”

Raising objection to the expunction of part of his speech, Rahul wrote letter to the speaker on Tuesday.

Demanding the restoration of speech, Rahul in the letter wrote, ““Taking off from records my considered remarks goes against the very tenets of Parliamentary democracy.”

On Monday, Rahul Gandhi’s debute speech as the leader of opposition inivted unprecedented response from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He attacked NDA-led government on number of issues. It ranged from Agniveers to Manipur horror to NEET.

Calling the BJP ‘Violent Hindus’, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, accused BJP of dividing people on communal lines and spreading hatered.

Among the portions of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech that got expunged included his comments on Hindus. His remarks on industrialists Adani and Ambani and also claims that Agniveer was imposed on the Army by PMO.