Rahul Gandhi News: There is a political uproar over making the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sit in the fifth row during the flag hoisting ceremony at the Red Fort on Thursday (August 15). A statement has also been issued by the Defense Ministry regarding this, but the Congress is attacking the central government on this issue. Meanwhile, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said, ‘This was not just an insult to the post of the Leader of the Opposition, but an insult to the people of India, whose voice Rahul Gandhi raises in Parliament.’
Congress party’s organisational general secretary KC Venugopal posted on Instagram, ‘PM Narendra Modinow the time has come for you to accept the new reality after 4th June. The arrogance with which you Independence Day By sending Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi to the last row during the ceremony, it shows that you have not learnt the lesson.
Weak argument of Defense Ministry- KC Venugopal
KC Venugopal claimed, ‘The Defense Ministry’s weak argument that it was to honor the ‘Olympians (Olympic participants)’ does not mean much. Olympians deserve respect in every way, but I wonder why amit shah Or how do cabinet ministers like Nirmala Sitharaman get seats in the front row ahead of them.’ He said that according to protocol, the LoP of both the Houses should also sit in the front row, but Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s seats were in the fifth row.
Modi ji, it’s about time you wake up to the new reality post-June 4th. The arrogance with which you relegated Lok Sabha LoP Shri @RahulGandhi ji to the last rows during the Independence Day ceremony shows that you have not learned your lesson.
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— KC Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) August 15, 2024
This is an insult to the people of India
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal further said that this was not just an insult to the post of the Leader of Opposition or Rahul Gandhi. It was an insult to the people of India, whose voice Rahul Gandhi raises in Parliament. Venugopal said, ‘It is amazing how uncomfortable the truth can make some people. So much so that they would prefer to rearrange their seating arrangement rather than face it.