Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to LoP Rahul Gandhi’s challenege of calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate. Taking a jibe at the Congress leader, Shah said come to the Parliament not the streets. He called the Parliament the supreme place for debate.
The Home Minister remark came on Thursday as led the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ (Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy) march from Sector 12 to the Dayanand Chowk in Karnal.
“I want to challenge Rahul Gandhi directly. You challenge PM Modi for a discussion? If you want a discussion, simply write a letter to PM Modi. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the SIR exercise…Come and debate in Parliament,” the minister said while addressing a rally in Haryana’s Karnal.
His remarks came after Rahul Gandhi claimed Modi was using foreign assistance to hold power in the country.
In a X post, challenging for the second time, he wrote, “Choose any stage, any venue, and debate me on this – Who is anti-national? Who has connections with foreign forces? And what is the nature of those connections? Let’s do this as soon as possible. We’ll both be there. The media will be there. The youth of this country will be there.”
During the rally, he also attacked the Congress over its demands for resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. He said, “Where was the SIR in 2014? You were completely wiped out even then. Where was SIR in 2019? You lost. There was no SIR in 2024 either, yet you lost again. There was no SIR in Haryana or Maharashtra…You lost everywhere. You do not allow Parliament to function, and instead gather crowds on the streets to spread chaos, much like anarchy. You’re just creating a ruckus and staging boycotts in Parliament.”
Shah in his response claimed that BJP would give a ‘fitting’ reply to Congress’ claims.