‘Disqualified because Modi scared about my next speech on Adani, I have seen it in his eyes,’ says Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader said that the "whole game of disqualification" was meant to "distract" people from the Adani issue.

Rahul Gandhi case Live Updates: Day after bring disqualified from the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi addressed a presser in New Delhi Saturday (Youtube/@INC)

A day after he was disqualified as a Member of Parliament due to his conviction in a defamation case, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he was not afraid and would continue to raise questions about the links between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman Gautam Adani.

Addressing a press conference, Rahul said: “I have been disqualified because PM Modi is scared about my next speech about Adani and I have seen it in his eyes.” The Congress leader said that the “whole game of disqualification” was meant to “distract” people from the Adani issue.

He criticised the Centre for allegedly backing the businessman. “For this government, country is Adani and Adani is country,” Rahul said.

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The Wayanad MP’s membership of Parliament was cancelled after he was convicted to two years in jail in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark in 2019.

Stating that he was not afraid of arrest or disqualification, Rahul said: “This is the whole drama that is been orchestrated to defend the Prime Minister from the simple question- Who’s Rs 20,000 crore went to Adani’s shell companies?”

“I am not interested in anything but the truth. I only speak the truth, it is my work and I will keep doing it even if I get disqualified or get arrested,” the Congress leader added. “This country has given me everything and that is why I do this.”

Soon after his conviction by a Surat court, BJP leaders accused Rahul of insulting the OBC community. Rejecting these allegations, Rahul said: “I have always talked about brotherhood, this is not about OBCs.”

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