BJP slammed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for making what it called as `unsubstantiated claims’ and spreading lies in Lok Sabha while speaking on Motion of Thanks resolution. It said that being a Leader of the Opposition, he can’t make unverified claims. If he had made it, he would have to apologise.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that on all the unverified claims uttered by Rahul Gandhi, they objected on the floor instantly and requested the Speaker to pass a direction that if Rahul Gandhi has lied, he should face the rules and regulations of the House.
“We have made a request to the Speaker to pass a direction that if we have made an unverified statement then we are ready to take a corrective course. But if the Leader of Opposition has lied in the House then he will have to face the rules and regulations of the House. He (Speaker) has already assured the House that he will give necessary and appropriate directions in this regard”, he added.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also targeted Rahul Gandhi on the latter’s statement about Hindus in Lok Sabha and said “Today Rahul Gandhi has called the entire Hindu society violent and untruthful. He has insulted the Hindu society and this is not the first time, this is the old method of Congress.”
Recalling P Chidambaram’s statement of calling Hindus terrorists, Vaishnaw targeted Rahul Gandhi and said that he lowered the dignity of the LoP. Vaishnaw said, “In 2010, the then Home Minister P Chidambaram had called Hindus terrorists. Rahul Gandhi has today lowered the dignity of the post of Leader of the Opposition.”
“The whole country is saddened by this statement of Rahul Gandhi and no amount of condemnation of this statement is enough. Calling Hindus violent, calling Hindus liars, putting up pictures of God during parliamentary debate, adding politics to it, this level of debate does not suit the leader of the opposition in any way”, Ashwini added.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi mentioned a 2013 incident and advised Rahul Gandhi to take a lesson from former Home Minister and Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde. He emphasised an incident where then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had said that violent activities and training camps were being run by the BJP and the RSS but later expressed regret on his statement in the house.
He went on and said, “I think that taking a lesson from Sushil Shinde, at least Rahul Gandhi should express regret over this.” He also attacked Rahul Gandhi and said, “Today you are not only insulting the Hindu society but also proving your government a liar”