Congress’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has come out guns blazing and launched a staunch attack on the BJP and Prime Minister Modi over her brother’s disqualification from the lower house. Priyanka Gandhi while talking to the media accused the BJP and the PM of passing remarks against her family and questioned why no court yet has reprimanded them for it.

Congress’s general secretary spoke to the media after Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from Lok Sabha and accused the BJP’s spokesperson, ministers, MLAs, and even Prime Minister of passing remarks against her family and her ancestors. She further questioned why no court has reprimanded them and didn’t disqualify them.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her statement to the media, said that her brother raised the issue about Adani and questioned the BJP about it which led to Rahul Gandhi being targeted. She further said in the case which led to the former Congress chief conviction, the complainant themselves had asked for a stay and highlighted that there was a stay for over a year.

Priyanka Gandhi further went on to say that development in the case unraveled right after Rahul Gandhi brought up the issue of Adani in the parliament. She further accused the BJP of being scared of talking about the Adani case and further said that her brother’s arrest was a premeditated plan by the saffron party to silence him.

Congress’s general secretary further said that Congress and Rahul Gandhi will continue their fight and added that the blood in Congress party’s veins is the blood of all the martyrs.

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Twitter reaction

After the video went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the staunch criticism done by Priyanka Gandhi. One user wrote and said that the times have changed in the country and the sympathy tactic in the country won’t work.

One user wrote and said that this is the Gandhi Family and lauded the Gandhi family for not fearing anyone.

One user wrote and said that this is a Court decision and not of the Government. The user further highlights the case against the Congress leader and said that punishment rendered out by the court was bound to happen.

The Congress party on Saturday announced the party’s first list of candidates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections. Congress issued a list of 124 candidates in the first list comprising former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar.

According to the list issued by the Congress party, former chief minister Siddaramaiah will be contesting the elections from the Varuna constituency, whereas, Pradesh Congress Committee chief DK Shivakumar is fighting from the Kanapura constituency.

Former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara has also been fielded from the Koratagere constituency, which is an SC seat. Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s son and former Minister Priyank Kharge will contest from Chitapur (SC) constituency.

Other notable names in the first list of candidates include Satish Jarkiholi, who will be contesting from the Yemkanmardi seat, Lakshmi Hebbalkar from Belgaum Rural, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja, BZ Zameer Ahmed from Chamrajpet, former minister KH Muniappa from Devanhalli among with others.

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The list of first Congress candidates comes after the party’s Central Election Committee held a meeting in Delhi in March 17. As per the reports, the meeting was chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge who sanctioned the first list of candidates. It was also reported that senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was also in attendance at the meeting.

The Congress party is the first party in the state to release its fist candidate list. The grand old party is anticipated to be the frontrunner in the Karnataka assembly elections as many suggest anti-incumbency sentiments in the state. However, BJP is also expected to come out swinging after being boxed into the corner.

The incumbent BJP has been accused of corruption by the contractors union numerous times whereas Congress has picked up the baton to promise a corruption-free Karnataka. Karnataka assembly elections are anticipated to be a showdown between Congress and the BJP.

As per the schedule for the assembly elections in Karnataka, the Election commission is yet to announce the schedule, however, it is predicted that the elections will be scheduled before May.

After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Parliament, the Congress leader took to Twitter to register his stance on what many Opposition leaders, including Congress, called a dark day for Democracy. The Congress leader in his tweet wrote that he is ready to pay any cost.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in his tweet, wrote a brief and succinct reply to his disqualification. Gandhi wrote that he is fighting for the voice of the country and he is ready to pay any cost for it.

Rahul Gandhi’s tweet comes after the Lok Sabha issued a notification about his expulsion from the parliament following his conviction in Surat Court in a 2019 defamation case. The notification by Lok Sabha inspired Congress and other Opposition parties joined hands to side with the Congress leader as they criticised the Centre over the move.

Congress chief Malikarjun Kharge spoke to the media and said that the BJP tried all the ways to disqualify Rahul Gandhi. He further accused the BJP of trying to silence the ones who are speaking the truth. Kharge said that Congress will continue speaking the truth and said that they will continue to demand Joint Parliamentary Committee in the Adani case. He further added and said that Congress is ready to go to jail to save democracy.

Other Opposition leaders also reverberated the sentiments by the Congress party in support of Rahul Gandhi. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee said that in PM Modi’s India, Opposition leaders are targeted whereas BJP leaders with criminal records are inducted into the cabinet.

The West Bengal CM also said that after Gandhi’s disqualification, the people in the country witnessed a new low in a constitutional democracy.

Former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of Maharashtra also chimed in to and said that calling a thief, a thief has now become a crime in the country. He further added that the thieves are still free, yet Rahul Gandhi is punished. Thackeray further termed the move to be a direct attack on democracy.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to slam the Centre as he wrote that the expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha is shocking. He further wrote that the country is passing through very difficult times and alleged the BJP of keeping the whole country scared.

However, despite the Opposition uniting on the expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha, the BJP leaders celebrated the verdict given by the Gujarat court and justified that the Congress doesn’t have any ground to stand on to support Rahul Gandhi as Gandhi’s remarks went against a community.