Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao urged Rahul Gandhi to face a Parliament debate instead of disrupting proceedings and accused Congress of double standards.
BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao accused the Congress of double
standards, questioning why youth protests in Jharkhand, ruled by the JMM, a
Congress ally, were being ruthlessly suppressed while the same party created
a false narrative in NDA-ruled states. He demanded that Opposition leader
Rahul Gandhi stop disrupting Parliament and face a debate on the issue
instead of creating “chaos”.
Addressing a press conference at the state BJP office, Rao said Rahul Gandhi
had “nothing to do with the future of students” and was practising “politics
of convenience”. He asked why Gandhi, after showing “fake sympathy” in
Delhi, was not visiting Jharkhand to “wipe the tears” of students facing
police action. “The entire country is watching how students in Jharkhand are
waging a peaceful, dignified and disciplined struggle. There is no indecent
language or abusive slogans, yet the Congress–JMM government is mercilessly
committing atrocities,” Rao alleged.
He claimed that 90 per cent of those who participated in the Congress-backed
protest in Delhi over the NEET paper leak were outsiders, with anti-national
and “azadi” slogans being raised. Rao said Union education minister
Dharmendra Pradhan had resigned taking moral responsibility for the NEET
incident, but the Jharkhand government was not owning up to paper leaks
there.
“Rahul Gandhi does not want the Home Minister to answer in the House. He is
terrified that if a debate takes place and all facts are presented, his lies
will be exposed,” Rao said, adding, “Don’t run, don’t hide. Face the debate
and face the facts.”
On the Rajiv Rahadari (SH-1) elevated corridor expansion, Rao joined
protesting residents in Karkhana and demanded fair, market-linked
compensation for those losing land and property. He said people were not
opposing development but sought compensation on par with enhanced rates in
Thumkunta, noting that Karkhana was a costlier urban zone. “The government
must recognise the sacrifice of victims giving up properties for public
purposes and increase compensation appropriately,” he said.
