Former Minister in Telangana Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir accused the BJP Government at the Centre of attempting to malign the image of the Nehru-Gandhi family among the public in view of forthcoming elections.
He was addressing a massive public at Singaraipalli Jagadamba Thanda School in Reddypet of Ramareddy Mandal in Kamareddy district on Monday as part of Congress Raithu Rachabanda.
Shabbir Ali said that the BJP Govt had failed on all fronts as Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not fulfill any of the promises he made to the people in the last eight years. Inflation and unemployment are at their peak and the BJP Govt has no solutions to provide relief to the common people. Therefore, in order to divert attention people’s attention from the real issues, BJP Govt has used Enforcement Directorate to question Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former President Rahul Gandhi regarding a non-existent case of National Herald.
He said that the Enforcement Directorate officials have been working on the directions of the BJP leadership who assigned them the task of harassing the Nehru-Gandhi family. He said that the ED questioning Rahul Gandhi for about 40 hours in four days regarding an issue raised in 2015 without any basis, clearly shows that the BJP Govt wants to keep the people’s attention diverted from other issues.
Shabbir Ali said that the BJP Govt would fail in all its attempts to malign the image of the Nehru-Gandhi family. He pointed out that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi included the Lambada community in the Scheduled Tribes. Further, he said that the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi empowered the Gram Panchayats and gave them several powers. “BJP Govt is trying to threaten a family which always worked for the welfare of the poor.
Former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed their lives for the unity and integrity of the country. Sonia Gandhi sacrificed the post of the Prime Minister as she believed in services and not power. Similarly, Rahul Gandhi rejected the PM’s post on multiple occasions between 2004 to 2014 as he wanted to serve society as a commoner. It is condemnable that the BJP leaders are trying to intimidate the same family using Central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate,” he said.
