New Delhi, Aug 13: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the bubble of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have burst and said that the Congress and opposition parties have started expressing themselves which is unstoppable now and it’s a thank you tata good bye.
He also said that until the day Narendra Modi resigns and Amit Shah steps down, neither of them will be able to sleep.
The former Congress chief made the remarks at the first national convention of the Rachnatmak Congress here.
Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said, “The Congress party and the entire opposition have now started expressing themselves. It is unstoppable now. It’s a case of “Thank you, Tata, goodbye.”
He did not stop here as he said, “Mark my words—until the day Narendra Modi resigns and Amit Shah steps down, neither of them will be able to sleep. We will keep them awake—keep them up all night—until they finally collapse and admit. This is beyond us, forgive us, let us go.”
“And we are fighting this battle for our country’s ethos and culture without hatred, without violence. Ours is not a country of hate; it is a country of affection, love, brotherhood, and non-violence. We will prove this to everyone,” he said.
Targeting the BJP-led NDA government at the centre over its foreign policy, he said, “I don’t know where it came from; this idea got into their heads. I don’t know who put it there or where it came from, the idea that foreign policy means hugging politicians.”
He then recalled a visit to US with his mother Sonia Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra nd his grand mother and the prime Miniter Indira Gandhi and said that he was young and he went to America.
“Since we’re talking about expressions, I’ll share this. We went to America. I was twelve years old. Priyanka, myself, my mother, and my grandmother—my grandmother was the Prime Minister. There was a state dinner—an official dinner. My grandmother and mother went to the official dinner. We were children, so we were left at home; we were playing. Two or three hours later, my grandmother returned. She told my mother that these Americans take me for a complete fool. To which my mother asked why.
“My grandmother replied, ‘Didn’t you notice? Nancy Reagan was wearing a dress the exact same colour as my sari.’
You aren’t just visiting a friend’s house. In this role, the Prime Minister of India doesn’t engage in mere friendship. They have no interest in friendship; their job is to protect the country,” he said.
He then said that how India missed the opportunity to play an important role during the US-Iran war and how Pakistan seized the opportunity.
The Gandhi scion said that the war broke out in Iran. For India if it had recognized its own strength and had its leader been someone like Indira Gandhi then this presented the greatest opportunity in the world.
“What kind of opportunity? Iran was our old friend, America was our friend, and Russia was our friend. We could have stepped up, become relevant, and leveraged these friendships. But what actually happened? Nothing of the sort. Instead, Pakistan stepped in and took our place. Pakistan became the mediator, while India and Modi ji simply looked on.,” he argued.
On a lighter note he then said that now a days he receives information directly from Modi ji’s office these days.
“There is a full-blown revolt going on inside. In our patrolling areas—specifically in Arunachal (Pradesh), China blocked us from patrolling. They essentially said, ‘Look, all that is fine—it is indeed your land—but you cannot patrol here’. Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Narendra Modi have been completely deflated. They are calling up all the media editors, telling them, ‘Don’t publish this in your newspapers; suppress the story’.
“They are causing direct harm to the country without a second thought. After the Galwan incident, the Prime Minister held a meeting via a Zoom call. He stated that China hadn’t taken a single inch of Indian territory. The Army said that our land had been taken. Just think about the message sent to China: Chinese negotiators asked our negotiators, ‘What nonsense are you talking about? Your own Prime Minister said no land was lost.’
“So, internally, they have destroyed the country; they have wrecked our foreign policy. And they did all of this solely to finance their political structure, to secure funds from Adani ji,” he alleged.
The Congress leader also targeted the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and said, “The RSS has been utilised, captured, and utilised by large capital. The RSS ceased to exist long ago. What was the RSS? The RSS was the expression of the small Indian businessman: goldsmith, jeweller. That was the RSS. That died. It’s gone. And they stand there with their lathis and all, making a fool of themselves. The RSS as an original force is dead. Now the RSS is the instrument of large capital.”
He then questioned why the Prime Minister doesn’t holds any pressure conferences.
“Have you ever thought about why the Prime Minister doesn’t do press conferences? This was a very surprising thing for me. I used to think that there was a marketing strategy. Then I was in the room with him for five minutes, and then I realised that he can’t face the media,” he claimed.
Rahul Gandhi also said that …I can understand if you are fighting the British Empire and suddenly you say, I’m feeling a bit scared.
“But you’re fighting a bunch of jokers. How can you feel scared? You’re literally fighting a bunch of jokers, clowns who have no idea about our philosophy, no idea about our history. I can naturally say this about my friends in the RSS. It’s obvious to me. In fact, it’s obvious to most people that these people have no understanding of India. Why? Because somebody who cannot connect with India as it is today cannot understand India,” he said, adding, “To understand India, you can’t understand India 3,000 years ago. You have to understand it today, right now. And to understand it today, the only way to understand it today is to understand its expression.”
He further said that “our job is very simple, and we can drive them crazy”.
“I’m telling you, Narendra Modi does not sleep at night. There are different reasons. There is an obvious reason, and there are many hidden reasons too. You saw Amit Shah, the so-called—what was he called? Chanakya, what else? Sardar Patel. Where has he disappeared? He couldn’t come to the Parliament House for 20 days. Why? Because for the first time, they are feeling India’s expression. And now they have realised that this country will not stop expressing itself,” he said while taking a pot shot at Shah over his absence in both Houses of Parliament.
Rahul Gandhi also referred to the students protest at Jantar Mantar and said, “What was happening at Jantar Mantar is that students want to express themselves. They are in pain, and they want to express themselves, and the government says no.
“We are going to create order at Jantar Mantar. You cannot express yourselves. Today, a lady came to me whose daughter was raped and killed in Uttarakhand four years ago. She’s crying, she’s trying to express herself, and the system says, sorry, we’re not going to allow you to express yourself because it will create disorder if you express yourself. So their job and their political philosophy is to impose an order on India, an order that benefits them and certain other people. And our job is to make India express itself and break that order,” he added.
