Amit Shah Challenges Rahul Gandhi to SIR Debate in Parliament
Home Minister offers a special session to discuss the voter-list revision exercise, urging the Congress leader to take his challenge to the House.
- Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR in Parliament.
- Home Minister says Centre is ready for a special parliamentary session.
- Shah targets Congress over its demand for the CEC’s resignation.
- Minister questions Gandhi’s foreign visits and Opposition protests.
GG News Bureau
Karnal, 5th Nov: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has challenged Rahul Gandhi to take his demand for a debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Parliament, saying the government is ready to convene a special session to discuss the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Addressing a rally in Haryana’s Karnal, Shah directly addressed the Congress leader’s repeated calls for an open debate with the Prime Minister.
“I want to challenge Rahul Gandhi directly. You challenge PM Modi for a discussion? If you want a discussion, simply write a letter to PM Modi. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the SIR exercise. Come and debate in Parliament,” Shah said.
His remarks came after Gandhi, on November 3, renewed his challenge to Modi for a public debate. In a post on X, the Congress leader invited the Prime Minister to choose any venue and discuss who was “anti-national”, who had connections with foreign forces and the nature of those alleged links.
Shah also targeted the Congress over its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. He questioned the party’s criticism of the SIR exercise, arguing that Congress had lost the 2014, 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections even when no such revision was conducted.
The Home Minister also referred to the electoral defeats in Haryana and Maharashtra, alleging that the Congress was using the SIR issue to create disruptions in Parliament and mobilise protests on the streets.
Shah accused the Opposition of repeatedly disrupting parliamentary proceedings and staging boycotts instead of participating in discussions. He said BJP workers would give a “fitting reply” if Gandhi continued to mobilise crowds for street protests.
The minister further claimed that the public had repeatedly rejected Gandhi and the Congress-led Opposition alliance. He also questioned the size of a recent gathering in Delhi, alleging that the venue was only half full despite appeals for a large turnout.
Shah also raised questions about Gandhi’s foreign visits, saying that as Leader of the Opposition, he should provide details because people had a right to know.
