Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said that the BJP members who spread lies about her mother are now happy to read the truths she is telling today.
Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi’s autobiography, titled ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love,’ has been released.
BJP leaders have been criticizing the book, pointing to various details included in it.
In this situation, Priyanka Gandhi, who is touring the Wayanad constituency in Kerala, met reporters today.
Responding to the BJP’s criticism, she said:
“Throughout my mother’s later life in India, the BJP, the RSS, and others have said whatever they wanted about her. They have told lies, fabricated stories, and even invented tales about her that never existed.
But my mother remained silent through all of this. Now she is telling her story. She has every right to do so.
It is a good thing that BJP members are now ready to read the book. For so long, they (the BJP) spread lies about my mother, and now she is telling the truth. I am happy that they are reading her book,” he said.
Furthermore, Priyanka Gandhi said about the protests against the government:
”The problem with the central government is that it believes it does not have to be accountable to the people for anything. It believes that people will not question whatever it does as it pleases.
But when young people raise questions, take part in protests, and demand answers from the government, they try to suppress their voices by attacking them, imprisoning them, and preventing the protests. This is not democracy. In a democracy, the government is obligated to be accountable to the people.
If prices rise, the government must take responsibility for it. If any other problem arises, the government must take responsibility as well. In every action the government takes, it is essential that they remain accountable to the people. This is democracy; our Constitution says the same thing.
In a democratic country, people have the right to protest. The Constitution has granted them this right. I believe people should be allowed to exercise their constitutional rights. If violence occurs, the police can certainly take action. Because they must respect the rule of law. But any peaceful protest should be permitted,” she said.
