BJP thinks truth can only be spoken in Parliament; they are wrong, says Rahul Gandhi

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the BJP thinks truth can only be spoken in Parliament, which is not so, and added that the truth can be told anywhere.

Disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi was at a road rally in Vijayapura of the pollbound state, where he made the statement: “I asked Prime Minister Modi in Parliament ‘what is his relation with Adani?’. I asked him why the money of the whole country is being transferred to Adani. I asked him why the funds from the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) were transferred to Adani.

After listening to all this, they turned my microphone off and removed me from Parliament. The BJP thinks that truth can be said only in Parliament, but it can be said anywhere.” Speaking about social reformer Basavanna, Rahul said Modi and BJP leaders are not in favour of following his beliefs.

“Basavanna used to preach that brotherhood should prevail in every community. He always mentioned that everyone’s voices should be heard. He used to say that while speaking the truth one should not fear anyone. BJP talks a lot about Basavanna but in reality, they do not follow him. Basavanna always said help the poor but here BJP is helping millionaires and billionaires,” he said.

The former Wayanad MP also alleged BJP for its involvement in the corruption in Karnataka and asked the PM to tell about the source of money used to buy MLAs in Goa, MP, Karnataka, and Northeast.” “Congress would win 150 seats in Karnataka out of the total 224 in the May 10 Assembly polls, while the “40 per cent BJP government” would get only 40 seats,” he said.