Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot condemned the BJP MLA’s statement.
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“They (Congress leaders) are the people who divided the nation for their vote bank politics”.
“RSS is trying to impose its “flawed” ideology on this country, Congress will not allow it to happen”, the Congress vice president said.
Gandhi condemned this violence, saying the brawls had tarnished India’s image and invoked the example of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula – who killed himself in Hyderabad after months of alleged caste discrimination. I have seen my family’s sacrifice again and again for this nation.
Condemning the Modi government for failing to stop rogue lawyers from beating up journalists at the Patiala House Court, twice this week, he said, “Incidents like this are very very bad for India’s image overseas”. Senior members of the party, including state BJP president Ashok Parnami, took part in the events. “The government’s job is to protect students, not crush them”, the 45-year-old leader said outside Rashtrapati Bhavan. “If Rahul Gandhi, who is called the “Rajkumar” of Congress, goes and sides with these people, stands with them and supports them then it is treason”, Mr Choudhary said in his constituency.
Questioning the law and order situation, Rahul said, Journalists were thrashed in public with police just watching.
“This country grows and prospers because of students’ imagination, because of their belief and because of their dreams and imposing this dead ideology on top of our students is the biggest crime that can be done”, he said.
Gandhi also lashed out strongly at the government over JNU row.
“When Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, he said he will reduce prices, but now dal is Rs. 200/kg”.
Meanwhile, the journalists carrying out a march from the Press Club of India in New Delhi to the Supreme Court in protest against the attack were stopped mid way. “This doesn’t bode well for our democracy”.
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He was talking to media persons after he led a party delegation to meet President Pranab Mukherjee. Those indulging in such behaviour must be identified and dealt with strictly.
