Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh has said that he is doubtful that the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill will be passed in the Parliament.
Speaking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa district on Saturday night, Singh also denied allegations against Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of “pushing and shoving” BJP MPs inside Parliament premises on Thursday.
Two ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE) Bills, including the bill to amend the Constitution, have been introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a heated debate.
The Lok Sabha on Friday sent two bills on simultaneous elections to the Joint Committee of Parliament (JPC).
To a question on the ONOE bills, Digvijay Singh said, “The JPC has been formed and I don’t think it will be passed.” On Thursday, an FIR was registered against Rahul Gandhi at the Parliament Street police station following a complaint by the BJP, accusing him. physical assault and provoked after MPs Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were injured.
An FIR was registered at Parliament Street Police Station accusing Rahul Gandhi of physical assault and incitement after the MPs were injured. (PTI photo)
The Congress has vehemently denied the claim, with BJP MPs hitting out at Congress chief Mallikarjuna Kharge and accusing him of “physically handling” Gandhi.
When asked about the allegations against Gandhi of “pushing and pushing” BJP MPs, Singh called them completely false. “This is absolutely wrong. There was pushing and shoving between BJP leaders,” the former state chief minister claimed.
“One BJP MP falls on another. Both were injured. Ladane said that Rahul Gandhi was standing in front of him. If he was standing in front, could he have been pushed?” he asked.
Notably, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has recently expressed concern over the revival of several temple-mosque disputes and after the construction of the Ayodhya Ram temple, some people seem to believe that they can become leaders of Hindus by taking up such issues.
Asked about Bhagwat’s statement, Digvijay Singh said, “If we talk about such people who want to become leaders by talking about the Hindu-Muslim issue, the biggest proof in front of them is Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Why don’t you explain to him (Modi)? Bhagwat is only making statements but “why is he silent when atrocities are being committed against Muslims,” the Congress leader claimed.
On another question, Singh said that such statements of Bhagwat are positive, but he should stop the organizations related to the Sangh.
“Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal are their organizations (affiliated to the Sangh). Why doesn’t he stop?” The Congress leader asked.
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