BELAGAVI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that her party leaders are prepared to sacrifice lives for people, equality and democracy.
“We are ready to sacrifice our lives for the people, equality, and democracy. Our heritage is one of sacrifice. We have never written apology letters from prison,” said Priyanka Gandhi while addressing the ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ convention in Belagavi on Tuesday, commemorating the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi taking over as the President of Congress.
She appealed to the public, “Do not allow anyone to cast aspersions on the Constitution. Take a pledge not to tolerate any insult to Ambedkar or the Constitution. Protect it with the same dedication as you derive protection from it. Resolve to give your life, if necessary, to preserve the Constitution.”
Priyanka told the gathering that her brother, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, could not attend the event due to illness.
“Rahul Gandhi has launched a relentless struggle for the people and the nation, fighting every day. The BJP fears him because of his commitment. Whenever he stands up to speak, they disrupt the proceedings of the Lok Sabha,” she stated. She accused the government of fearing Rahul Gandhi because he speaks truth.
“Numerous cases have been filed against him by the ED in Maharashtra, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, but Rahul Gandhi will not be intimidated. I won’t be intimidated either. Our struggle is for the truth, rooted in the principles of the Indian Constitution,” she said.
“I am proud to be here in Belagavi—a land revered across the nation. For Congress leaders and workers, it is a sacred place. Lokamanya Tilak launched the ‘Home Rule’ movement here, and Mahatma Gandhi assumed the presidency of the Congress party 100 years ago in this city. I saw a powerful image at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha of Akkamahadevi standing before Basavanna in the Anubhava Mantapa, known as the world’s first parliament. This symbolises the deeply rooted democracy of this region,” she said. (IANS)
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