
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has reiterated the challenge of open debate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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On October 31, in Ekta Nagar, Prime Minister Modi had accused the opposition of colluding with foreign forces to destabilize the country. Rahul Gandhi has countered this and challenged for debate.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi once again reiterated the challenge of open debate given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and targeted him.
Rahul Gandhi had challenged Prime Minister Modi for an open debate on Monday, 2 November.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised questions on the role of the opposition on October 31. He had alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to weaken the country with the help of anti-national forces by going abroad.
Rahul Gandhi had challenged the Prime Minister for a debate on this same allegation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not yet responded to this open challenge of Rahul Gandhi. However, many leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have criticized Rahul Gandhi and targeted him.
Rahul Gandhi raised questions about Prime Minister Modi not saying anything on his challenge and repeated the same challenge once again on Tuesday, November 3.
Rahul Gandhi said in a video on social media platform
He said, "Both will meet, there will be media, there will be youth of the country, there will be a table. You will sit on one side, I will sit on the other side. Make whomever you want a judge. Make Mohan Bhagwat ji sit, let's debate."
He further said, "Come, don't be afraid. Do milk of milk, water of water. You are imposing allegation on me, come, everything will be cleared."
Referring to the defamation cases filed against him, Rahul Gandhi said, "In the matter of this debate, in the case of foreign connections, you are not filing a defamation case. File it, we will discuss it openly there too. Let's discuss it all, come. Happy Diwali, Modi ji."
On Monday, November 2, Rahul Gandhi alleged that Modi became Prime Minister with foreign help and remains in this post only with foreign help.
In October, the opposition had demonstrated several times demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. On Sunday, November 1, the opposition India Alliance had organized a mega rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. In which allegations of collusion between the Modi government and the Election Commission were made.
While sharing a screenshot of a news from the English news website Indian Express, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Modi ji, stop lying to this country."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the people on the National Unity Day program in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 31 October. In his speech, Modi said that the responsibility of the opposition in a democracy is to oppose the policies of the government, but today the opposition has abandoned this responsibility and become a force to obstruct.
Modi had said, "We have to identify who is secretly meeting whom abroad, who is supporting anti-India forces and who is speaking the language of India's enemies."
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