Rahul Gandhi accepts invitation for public debate with PM Narendra Modi; BJP reacts: ‘Who is he?’

 

 

Rahul Gandhi of the Congress on Saturday said he or party chief Mallikarjun Kharge would be pleased to participate in a public debate on the Lok Sabha elections and expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also accept the invitation. The Bharatiya Janata Party swiftly countered, questioning whether Rahul Gandhi was the Congress’s prime ministerial candidate

Rahul Gandhi shared on X (formally Twitter) his reply to justice (retd) Madan B Lokur, justice (retd), former chairman of the law commission of India Ajit P Shah and senior journalist N Ram, who had written to the Congress leader and the prime minister earlier this week, inviting them to a platform for a debate on the key election issues.

In their letter addressed to the country’s leaders, they had stated the proposal for the debate was non-partisan and in the broader interest of every citizen.

“It would be a positive initiative for the major parties to present their vision to the country from one platform for a healthy democracy Rahul added.