I will not be silent, I am not afraid of Modi : Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi – “Democracy is being attacked in the country. Examples of this are seen daily. I raised questions in Parliament regarding the relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Adani. The evidence was also presented. I asked a direct question, ‘Who invested 20,000 crore rupees in Adani’s establishments ?’. Because of this, I was stripped of my MP status,” alleged Rahul Gandhi in a press conference held at the Congress office. Rahul Gandhi also said, “Even if I am stripped of MP status, I will not remain silent. I will not stop questioning the Modi Government. I am not afraid of them.” Surat Sessions Court sentenced Rahul Gandhi to 2 years imprisonment for defamation of Modi surname. After this, Rahul Gandhi was stripped of his MP status. Gandhi had called a press conference to present his stand in this matter. As the Modi community falls under the OBC category, the BJP has also accused Rahul Gandhi of insulting the Modi community in this matter.

Rahul Gandhi further said, “basically this is not about OBCs. This is about relationship between Modi and Adani. BJP is using OBCs to mislead the issue by. But no matter how many allegations they make, I will not stop questioning them.”

‘I am not Savarkar, I am Gandhi. Will not apologise !’ – Rahul Gandhi reiterates

In the press conference, a journalist asked Rahul Gandhi, “BJP has said, if you had apologised, this situation would not have arisen. What do you think about this ?” Rahul Gandhi while answering reiterated, “I am not Savarkar, I am Gandhi. Will not apologise.” Earlier, Rahul Gandhi’s picture was tweeted by Congress with above statement.

“My Name Is Not Savarkar, Won’t Apologise”: Rahul Gandhi On Disqualification https://t.co/Gr6jSm2ouV pic.twitter.com/aNgHffl8vG

— NDTV (@ndtv) March 25, 2023

Editorial Viewpoints

• India being a democracy, everyone has freedom of speech and they can voice their opinion. However, Rahul Gandhi has forgotten that the Constitution does not allow anyone to defame others in the name of this freedom. His behaviour shows that he is speaking without any deliberation.
• Rahul Gandhi is a hypocrite. Earlier, he had sought forgiveness in the Court twice. So, he was not punished. Those incidents are well-known. Please note that Rahul Gandhi is telling blatant lies to prove himself superior to freedom fighter Savarkar ! Can he ever be compared to Savarkar ?