'File FIR, Arrest Those Wanted To Attack PM Modi': Rahul Gandhi To Centre
'File FIR, Arrest Those Wanted To Attack PM Modi': Rahul Gandhi To Centre
M.U.H
09/02/202626
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday rejected claims that Members of Parliament posed a security threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, challenging the Centre to take immediate legal action if any such threat had been made.
“If somebody has said that he is going to attack the Prime Minister, then please do an FIR at once and arrest that person. Why are you not doing that?" Gandhi said, dismissing the allegation as baseless.
He asserted that there was “no question" of Congress members threatening or attacking the Prime Minister and accused the government of using the claim as an excuse to avoid parliamentary debate.
Gandhi said the Prime Minister stayed away from the House not because of any security concern but because he was unwilling to face tough questions from the Opposition.
“He was scared of what we were saying. He should have the courage to come to the House and face the truth," the Congress leader said.
Referring to the controversy surrounding a book by former Army Chief General Manoj Naravane, Gandhi alleged that repeated attempts were made to prevent him from raising the issue in Parliament.
“The government did not want me to speak about it, so they stalled the House multiple times. First, they said I could not quote a book. Then they said I could not quote a magazine. Ultimately, they did not want me to speak at all," he said.
He also accused Defence Minister Rajnath Singh of misleading the House by claiming the book was unpublished. “The book has been published and we have a copy of it," Gandhi asserted.
The Congress leader further claimed that the government was deliberately avoiding a broader debate on the Union Budget.
He suggested that the Centre was wary of discussions on a deal with the United States and its potential impact on Indian farmers. “My guess is the government does not want a debate on the Budget because these issues will come up," he said.
Gandhi criticised what he described as unequal treatment of the Opposition in Parliament, alleging that while ruling party members were allowed to quote books and make objectionable remarks, Opposition leaders were repeatedly stopped from speaking.
He said the suspension of Congress MPs and allegations that they intended to harm the Prime Minister were serious issues that needed to be addressed in the House.
Calling the situation deeply disturbing, Gandhi said such actions undermined parliamentary democracy and prevented meaningful debate on issues of national importance.
