‘Expunging my speech won’t erase truth’: Gandhi defends remarks targeting Modi
New Delhi: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has staunchly defended his fiery Parliament speech targeting Modi and his party, asserting that his remarks were rooted in truth.
According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking to reporters outside Parliament on Tuesday, a day after parts of his speech in the Lower House were expunged, Gandhi said, “Truth can be expunged in Modi’s world, but not in reality”.
He 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.”
In his maiden Parliament speech as Leader of the Opposition on Monday, Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack against the Indian government, Modi, the BJP and the RSS, stating that they are promoting hatred and violence. He also criticized industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, linking them to Modi and his government, and addressed issues ranging from NEET to Agniveer and MSP for farmers.
Speaker Om Birla removed Gandhi’s remarks from the record, prompting Gandhi to write to Birla requesting the restoration of the redacted portions. Gandhi contended that his remarks were not violations and conveyed the ground reality and factual position. “Shocked to note the manner in which considerable portions of my speech have been simply taken off from the proceedings under the garb of expunction,” Gandhi stated in his letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
“Taking off from records my considered remarks goes against the very tenets of parliamentary democracy,” he concluded.
