Well done Rahul Gandhi
By Justice Katju
I had earlier been a critic of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament ( as I am of all political parties in India ). But I was heartened to hear his recent maiden speech in the Indian Parliament.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__7w2SR-5Lc
He rightly said that Modi, the BJP and RSS have been inciting violence, spreading hatred against minorities, and telling lies for the last 10 years.
And when Modi got up and said that Rahul was maligning and castigating the entire Hindu community in India, Rahul immediately said no, he was talking of Modi, the BJP, and the RSS, whom he does not regard as Hindu, as a true Hindu would never do such things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShTx5p1Wn6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-nRAOA3aAk
Rahul spoke on several other issues as well, e.g. Neet, Agniveer, Manipur, water logging in Ayodhya, etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BW3DZtEoXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJvJp9qqgZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPfIjW4j9T8
Rahul came out all guns blazing, and took the battle to the treasury bench camp, so much so that Modi had to get up and speak, and Amit Shah had to appeal to the Speaker for protection.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tZPI4A7FKew
Not surprisingly, the Speaker, Om Birla, who is a loyal toady of Modi, ordered deletion of a portion of Rahul’s speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdD1U_VNZFc
One will have to see how Rahul Gandhi goes from here, but his performance in his maiden speech was admirable
Justice Markandey Katju is an Indian jurist and former judge of Supreme Court of India who served as chairman for the Press Council of India from 2011 to 2014.
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