Neither freedom of speech inside the parliament nor outside
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge again lashed out at the Modi government
Sahebganj. Targeting the BJP government at the Centre, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that there is no freedom of speech in the country.
Addressing a rally in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district, Kharge expressed his displeasure by claiming that parts of his speech in Parliament were censored. He alleged, “There is no freedom of speech inside and outside Parliament…those who dare to speak are put behind bars.”
He said that the BJP came to power in 2014 with the promise of stopping inflation, but since coming to power, prices of essential commodities and poverty have been rising. Kharge said that it was the Congress which developed the country's infrastructure and fought for India's independence. The Congress president was speaking at Gumani Maidan in Pakur after launching the party's 60-day 'Hath Se Hath Jodo' public relations program in the state.
Congress will expose the 'anti-people policies' of the Center
During the programme, Congress workers will go door-to-door to 'expose the anti-people policies' of the Center and talk to people about it. Talking about this, Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur said that the program will start from Santhal region and it will include Sahebganj, Pakur, Dumka and Deoghar and other districts. These regions are important for both the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Will keep demanding JPC
Earlier on Friday, Kharge said on Friday that his party would continue to demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) along with raising the matter related to Adani Group in Parliament. Kharge also alleged that the Modi government is conspiring to hide the truth by putting pressure on the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and is trying to suppress the demand for a JPC probe.
He said, the things done by Rahul Gandhi ji and me were removed from the proceedings. I had written a poem of nine lines, seven lines of it were also cut. If things related to literature cannot be kept in the Parliament, then where is the freedom of expression.
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