New Delhi: Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in her maiden speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday asked the government to stop preaching on ‘political justice’ and projecting itself as a ‘protector of Constitution’.
The government instead should 'introspect' how it is ‘bringing down elected governments in states with money power’, she said.
Participating in the discussion on the “Glorious Journey of 75 years on the Constitution of India”, the first time Lok Sabha MP said, “When we talk of political justice, the ruling party says that in 1975 many things happened, then why don’t you also learn from it. You also apologise for your mistakes. Go for elections on ballot paper”.
Criticising the government for accusing the grand old party of ‘misusing power’, she said, “The ruling party gave an example of Uttar Pradesh let me also give examples as to what happened with Maharashtra government, how an attempt was made to bring down the Himachal Pradesh government with the strength of money and what about the Goa government. Were these governments not elected by the people?”
Priyanka said that the entire country known that the “ruling party has washing machines” and who so ever goes from this side gets cleaned. Taking a jibe the Wayanad MP said, "Many my colleagues are now sitting on the other side. May be they must have all got cleaned up".
She said that the Constitution has given a ‘suraksha kavach’ (protective shield) but today hatred has spread across denting the 'suraksha kavach'.
Priyanka said that while the Prime Minister touches the Constitution on his forehead, he forgets to listen to the plights of people of Manipur, Sambhal and Hathras.
“The Prime Minister does not understand that the Constitution of India is not the Constitution of the Sangh. The Constitution of India has given us unity, brotherhood,” she said.
During her speech, the Lok Sabha MP also did not missed a chance to raise the Adani issue, to which the Congress has been demanding a debate in the House since the beginning of the Winter Session.
The Congress leader alleged, “The country is seeing that to save just one man, 142 crore people of the country are ignored. All businesses, resources, airports, ports, industries, railway projects, public sector units, mines and all opportunities are being given to just one man.”
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra and his son were present to watch the speech of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi praises Priyanka on her maiden speech in LS
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge praised Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for putting all facts clearly on the misuse of Constitution during her maiden speech in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the 75 years of Constitution.
Talking to the media after the speech, Kharge said, “Excellent speech, very good, all the facts she put before the government on how the Constitution is being misused and how they are not protecting the women, people of this country. We are very happy about her performance.”
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi too praised his sister, saying that “her maiden speech is better than my maiden speech”.
Robert Vadra too showered heaps of praises for his better half saying that, through her speech she raised the issue of the people and also the importance of the Constitution.
“Priyanka is raising their voice of the people. The people of the country are aware about how the government is working. She has been meeting people and have experience about their issues and she spoke the same in the House. She spoke about the importance of the Constitution and it is very important for us,” Vadra said.
It may be mentioned that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra and his son were present in the lower house to watch Priyanka Gandhi's speech.
