Rahul Gandhi said he discussed the invitation with Mallikarjun Kharge and they agreed that such a debate would help people understand “our respective vision”.
Rahul Gandhi of the Congress on Saturday said he or party chief Mallikarjun Kharge would be pleased to participate in a public debate on the Lok Sabha elections and expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also accept the invitation. The Bharatiya Janata Party swiftly countered, questioning whether Rahul Gandhi was the Congress’s prime ministerial candidate.
Rahul Gandhi said he had met the prime minister earlier this week and invited her for a discussion on key election issues.
In a letter to the nation’s leaders, they said the forum’s proposals were fair and in the broad interests of all citizens.
In her post, Rahul Gandhi said, “It would be a positive move for the major political parties to present their vision for a healthy democracy to the country on one platform.” He added that the people expect Mr. Modi to participate in the debate.
Rahul Gandhi discussed her invitation with Mallikarjun Kharge and agreed that such discussions would help people understand their “individual visions” and take informed decisions. she said.
“It is also important to dispel baseless allegations by our respective parties. As major political parties contesting elections, the people have the right to hear directly from their leaders,” Rahul Gandhi said on the invitation. This was stated in a letter in response.
“Therefore, either I or the Speaker of Parliament would like to take part in such a discussion,” he added.
The former Parliament Speaker also said that he looks forward to participating in a productive and historic discussion. “Please let us know if and when the Prime Minister agrees to participate. We can then discuss the details and format of the debate,” he added.
BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi
Several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Tejasvi Surya, reacted strongly to Rahul Gandhi’s letter, saying the latter was “not a party to the National Congress party, let alone an INDI alliance.” Nor is he a prime ministerial candidate.” ”. .
“Who is Rahul Gandhi that Prime Minister Modi should talk to?” Rahul Gandhi is not even the prime ministerial candidate of the National Congress party, let alone the INDI alliance. First, have him declare himself the parliamentary candidate for prime minister, have him declare that he will take responsibility for the party’s defeat, and then invite the prime minister to a debate. Until then, we are ready to send a BJYM spokesperson to represent him in every debate,” BJP MP Tejasvi Surya posted on X.
Former Congress leader and current Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill also attacked Rahul Gandhi on this issue.
Rahul Gandhi’s performance in Parliament: Attendance rate: 51% National average: 79% Number of debates: 8 National average: 46.7% Number of questions: 99 National average: 210
Run away from Congress, before Amethi Even though you are responsible for absconding (abandoning the post of party president and not going to LoP), you still feel you have the “right” to discuss PM @narendramodi? Clearly not worth Mr.Modi ji’s time! Rahul Gandhi’s basic rule of “earn first, then desire” is written in her X by Jaiveer Shergill.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya alleged that “desperate for relevance, after Arvind Kejriwal got interim bail, Rahul Gandhi has now punched above his weight”. “Debate is good. But why should anyone, let alone the sitting Prime Minister, debate Rahul Gandhi? He is neither the Congress President nor PM face of I.N.D.I Alliance. The Congress should stop using brand Modi to relaunch Rahul Gandhi,” he wrote on the social media platform.
Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi
Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani said, “First, the person who does not have the courage to contest against a normal BJP worker in his so-called castle, should refrain from boasting. Second, who wants to sit at level with PM Modi and have a debate, I want to ask him if he is a PM candidate of the INDI alliance.”
‘100% prepared’: Rahul Gandhi
At an event in Lucknow on Friday, answering a question from a member of the audience, Rahul Gandhi said he was “100 per cent” prepared to take on Narendra Modi in a debate and added that he knew the prime minister would not agree.