New Delhi, Oct 30: The BJP on Friday rejected as “lie” Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Home Minister Amit Shah is trying to stop people from coming to Delhi for the INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally here and asked the Congress leader to stop misleading people by spreading falsehood.
Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also demanded that Gandhi show proof of his allegation.
The BJP’s response came after Gandhi alleged that the home minister is “trying his best” to stop people from coming into Delhi to participate in INDIA bloc’s November 1 rally here.
Addressing a press conference here, the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha said the INDIA bloc’s “Chalo Dilli” march and rally here in Ramlila Maidan will be held on Sunday.
“Our party people and common people are being stopped. You watch what happens at Ramlila Maidan and you will understand what is happening in the country. There is huge anger and emotional pain because millions are being disenfranchised,” he said.
Hitting back, Patra said Gandhi’s claim that the Centre and the home minister are stopping people from coming into Delhi from various states is a “lie”.
“Who has been stopped? Who stopped whom and where? Show proof,” the BJP spokesperson demanded and asked Gandhi to “stop spreading falsehood and mislead the country”.
Patra claimed that the INDIA bloc had to postpone “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, which was scheduled on Friday, to October 31 because they failed to make proper “arrangements” for the event.
“There is a lack of unity among the opposition parties. They also lack organisational capability. It’s because of this, perhaps, they had to defer the mock parliament,” the BJP MP added.
