India
oi-Ashish Rana
Union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his newly launched digital initiative ‘Satyagraha’, saying the Opposition has repeatedly spread “lies and confusion” among the people.
Union minister Chirag Paswan criticized Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’ digital initiative, accusing the Opposition of spreading lies and confusion, and questioning their inconsistent stance on voter list revisions (SIR).
Gandhi launched the ‘Satyagraha’ digital platform on Saturday to consolidate issue-based protests taking place across the country. He alleged that truth was being suppressed and said it was his responsibility to ensure that this did not happen.
Asked about Gandhi’s initiative, Paswan told reporters here, “Rahul ji has named his website ‘Satyagraha’, but repeatedly spreading lies and confusion has become a habit of the Opposition. They raise issues and leave them midway, sometimes raising concerns over EVMs and sometimes SIR, and create confusion among people.”
“Satyagraha is a good thought, but its principles should also be followed. The Opposition should speak the truth instead of repeatedly lying and misleading people,” Paswan, who heads the Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas), told reporters here.
Paswan Questions Opposition’s Stand On SIR
Paswan alleged that the Opposition’s stand on SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of voter lists varied depending on the political party in power in a state.
“When you win elections, SIR is considered correct there, but when we win, it becomes wrong. Wherever our government comes to power after winning elections, there are allegations of irregularities in SIR. But in states where you have your own chief ministers, such as Telangana, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, SIR is considered correct,” he said.
‘People Are Rejecting You’
“The reality is that people are rejecting you. You will not understand this through Satyagraha; you will understand it through introspection,” Paswan said.
