The Union home ministry is expected to look into the issues of internal security and prevent militant activities, but unfortunately it is more interested in kicking up controversies over Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship.
It was pointed out by All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Dr Sravan Dasoju. He wondered why the Union home ministry had sent a notice to Rahul Gandhi over the citizenship issue.
"It was due to the negligence of Union Home Ministry that 44 CRPF jawans lost their lives in Pulwama in February this year. Today 16 security personnel were killed in a naxal attack in Gadchiroli and Union Home Ministry is looking helpless in preventing such attacks. Instead of focussing on ensuring internal security, Union Home Ministry is turning out to be a political tool into the hands of BJP leaders," he said.
He asked whether home minister Rajnath Singh was in a state of madness when he approved the move.
“Entire world knows that Rahul Gandhi was born in India. His father (Rajiv Gandhi), grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and great grandfather (Pandit Nehru) had served as Prime Ministers of India. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have sacrificed their lives for the country.
“It is highly regrettable that the Home Ministry had served a notice on citizenship to Rahul Gandhi who himself had served as Member of Parliament for three terms since 2004," Sravan said adding that it was shameful for the BJP to defame a person belonging to the family of martyrs.
Sravan said that the Congress party has already released documents to counter the baseless allegations being levelled by the BJP.
The Supreme Court, in 2015, has already dismissed a petition challenging Rahul Gandhi's status as an Indian. He said as part of its malicious campaign, the BJP has raised a dead issue in the midst of elections to divert people's attention.
Calling Prime Minister Narender Modi and his team as 'mentally bankrupt', he said BJP has been targeting Rahul Gandhi only due to fear of a humiliating defeat.
