Loktantra Bachao Rally in Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, leaders of the ‘India’ alliance shared the stage at the ‘Save Democracy’ rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday (31 March).
During this, Delhi Chief Minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal said that your Kejriwal has sent a message to you. I want to ask why Prime Minister Narendra Modi put my husband in jail. Did the PM do the right thing? Do you believe that Kejriwal is a true patriot and honest person? BJP is saying that Kejriwal is in jail and he should resign. Should he resign? Your Kejriwal is a lion. They will not be able to keep him in jail for long.
Sunita said that Kejriwal has settled in the hearts of crores of people. Sunita said that if you (people) give a chance to the ‘India’ alliance, we will build a great nation. He said that Mother India is in pain. They feel sad when people do not get uninterrupted electricity or when someone dies due to lack of treatment.
Attempts to ‘fix matches’ in Lok Sabha elections: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed the Prime Minister from the stage of the rally. Narendra Modi Taking aim at Lok Sabha Elections An attempt is being made to ‘fix the match’. Congress is the largest opposition party, all its accounts have been frozen. What kind of election is this? The match is being fixed by Prime Minister Modi and three-four capitalists who are in collusion to snatch the Constitution from the poor. The Constitution is the voice of the people, the day it ends, the country will end. Referring to a BJP MP, he said that he (BJP) will make changes in the Constitution if we get 400 seats. This was asked to gauge opinion. If you don’t vote with full force, their attempt to ‘fix the match’ will succeed. If they succeed the Constitution will be ruined.
Priyanka narrated her childhood story and took aim at PM Modi.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also put forward five-point demands of the India Alliance from the rally stage. Before this he also narrated a small story of his childhood. Taking aim at PM Modi, he said that those who are in power today call themselves Ram devotees. That is why while sitting here it came to my mind that he should say something in this regard. I think they are entangled in rituals. I think they have indulged in posturing. That’s why I want to stand here today and remind them what was that thousands-year-old saga and what was its message?
Priyanka Gandhi said that when Lord Ram fought for truth, he did not have power. When Lord Ram fought for truth, he did not have resources. He didn’t even have a chariot. The chariot was with Ravana. Ravana had resources. The army was with Ravana. Ravana had gold, he lived in Lanka of gold. Lord Rama had truth, hope, faith, love, charity, humility, patience, courage and Lord Rama had truth.
‘The whole country is with Sunita Kejriwal’
Former Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray told Arvind Kejriwal’s wife that the country is with you. Targeting BJP, Uddhav Thackeray said that this is not an election rally. If two sisters are fighting with courage then how can the brother stay behind? Kalpana Soren and Sunita Kejriwal, don’t worry, the whole country is with you. There was a fear that the country was moving towards dictatorship, this fear is no longer there now that it has become true. We have not come for election campaigning. Have come to protect democracy. Uddhav raised slogan against BJP, “This time BJP has crossed the tree.”
A mixed government will have to be brought to respect the states- Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray further said, “They must be thinking that if Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren are arrested, they will get scared. We are not afraid. They did not recognize the countrymen. No one in India is afraid, but is going to fight. The central agencies are We are together, we have formed the India alliance. If you have the courage… I want to tell the BJP people, I challenge them to write on the banner that there are three parties with the BJP… ED, CBI and Income Tax Department. Thackeray Said that a mixed government will have to be brought. A government that respects all the states will have to be brought. Only then will the country be saved.
Party’s funds have already been stolen – Mallikarjun Kharge
In the India Alliance rally, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge described BJP and RSS as poison and urged them to stay away from them. He has ruined the country. He said that there is not equal opportunity for everyone in this election, Prime Minister Modi has dug up the ground and is asking the opposition to play cricket there. We need to unite, only then we will be able to fight. If we keep targeting each other, we will not succeed. (We) have told BJP president JP Nadda that this election is not fair because our party’s funds have already been stolen. This election is to save democracy and the Constitution. We have to fight unitedly.
Maybe this is called the immortality of Kaliyuga – Mehbooba Mufti
Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti said that the country is going through a difficult phase today and people are being sent straight to jail without any action. Perhaps this is what is called the immortal period of Kaliyuga. I am not talking about Umar Khalid or Mohammad Zubair. I am talking about your elected public representatives. This is not surprising to me. Today, allegations are being made and they are being sent to jail without any evidence. He also talked about standing strongly with the India alliance. While targeting BJP, he said that today recovery is being done through ED. This is the most corrupt government.
BJP is the most false party in the universe – Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav said that today if we have come to Delhi, the people of Delhi are going out. They’re going out forever. Akhilesh said that they give the slogan of crossing 400, if you were crossing 400 then what problem did you have with Arvind Kejriwal. Why were Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren arrested? Akhilesh Yadav said that when the people of Uttar Pradesh welcome them, they also bid farewell with pomp. You have sent elected Chief Ministers to jail and the whole world is talking about it. BJP says that it is the biggest party in the world, if you look at its tenure of 10 years, it is the most liar party in the universe. If they have to resort to ED, they are going to lose Rs 400.
Not afraid of raids – Tejashwi Yadav
Targeting PM Modi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that today Modi ji has used the sword on the farmers who are our food providers, hence when we raise our voice, Modi ji and his cells harass us. There is ED, CBI, Income Tax Cell. Lalu ji was harassed many times. I was sued. A case was filed against my mother, my sisters, my brother-in-law, all my father’s relatives. Now go to Bihar, somewhere our leaders are being raided, IT raids are going on at many places, but we are not people who panic.
All these veteran leaders were present at the rally
The rally included Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, former President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh. Yadav, Communist Party of India (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D. Raja, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, former CM Hemant Soren. Many leaders including wife Kalpana Soren were present.
,With PTI-ANI inputs,