BJP: Congress allowed Priyanka’s oath and then disrupted the House | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP continued its attack on Congress over the opposition’s ‘opportunistic’ approach towards EVMs. She said the rival cried foul when it lost an election but had no qualms in celebrating its victories in polls conducted through the same EVMs.
On a day when Rahul Gandhi traveled to Ranchi to celebrate the JMM-led alliance’s victory in Jharkhand and joined others in welcoming Priyanka Gandhi to Lok Sabha after her victory in Wayanad, BJP said: “If they lose, they will start crying about EVMs and if they win, Congress will celebrate. It is not the EVM, it is the intentions of Congress that are bad.”
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan slammed Congress for disrupting Parliament, while Lok Sabha was able to step in briefly to allow Priyanka to take oath. “Congress, which claims to be a strong supporter and protector of the Constitution, is actually leading the way in insulting it. People leading ‘Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyan’ used the temple of democracy (Parliament) to launch Priyanka, a member of the Constitution. ‘royal family’ It is unfortunate that Congress has disrupted Parliament immediately after taking oath by creating a ruckus,” Pradhan said, adding that Congress is harming the country and misleading people. the importance of one family.
He also criticized Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement calling for a return to paper ballot elections. He said the late Rajiv Gandhi had objections to ballot papers and accused the Congress of a pattern of passing the buck for his defeats. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Kharge could go to “Mars” with Rahul and “live happily” there if he did not want EVMs, EC, ED, CBI, judiciary or Modi government.