BJP is trapped in illusion: Priyanka
From Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday had a message for the “Ram Bhakts” at the Centre that “power does not last forever.”
As the last speaker at INDIA bloc’s ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally to protest the “misuse of Central agencies” at the hands of the BJP-led government, Ms Vadra claimed that the BJP is “trapped in an illusion” and reminded the saffron party of Lord Ram’s struggle in his fight for truth.
Ms Vadra said, “I have been coming to Ramlila Maidan since childhood. Every year Ravan’s effigy is set on fire. When I was a kid, I used to come (here) with my grandmother (ex-PM) Indira (Gandhi) Ji and she used to narrate the Ramayana to me. Those in power today call themselves Ram Bhakts. When I was sitting here I thought that I should say something to them. I want to remind them of the 1,000year-old tale and its message.”
At the end of her speech, Ms Vadra also announced five demands of the INDIA bloc—the Election Commission must ensure equal opportunities to everyone in elections and stop the coercive actions being taken against Opposition parties by the ED, the CBI, and the Income Tax department; Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren should be released immediately; action to “strangle” the Opposition parties financially should be stopped; and a special investigation team (SIT) be formed under the supervision of the Supreme Court to investigate the allegations of the electoral bond extortion and money laundering.