<p>Asserting his role to resurrect the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stormed into the Well of the Lok Sabha supporting party MPs who were demanding an immediate discussion on rising incidents of communal violence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Outside Parliament, the Gandhi scion was equally belligerent when he launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that “only one voice is being heard”.<br /><br />He also fired a direct volley at Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accusing her of being “partial” for not heeding to the party’s request for a discussion on the issue.<br /><br />“We are not being allowed to speak in Parliament. We are asking for discussion. There is a mentality in the government that discussion is not acceptable. Everybody feels it, their party feels it, we feel it,” Rahul told reporters outside Parliament. <br /><br />The party vice-president said: “There is a mood in Parliament that only one man’s voice counts for anything in this country...the Speaker, I mean...It is completely one-sided, partiality. That’s what we are raising.” <br /><br />Earlier, leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Malikarjun Kharge, who wanted the adjournment motion to be converted into a debate on the topic, charged that riots were taking place since the new government came to power. <br /><br />Rahul’s diatribe is being interpreted as an attempt to send a clear message to sort out discordant voices in the party which was being raised post the electoral debacle. A section of the Congress wants Rahul’s sister Priyanka to shed her reluctance and take active part in politics. <br /><br />At the same time, his aggressiveness is being watched as an attempt to let the NDA government know that the honeymoon period was over, said opposition party sources. <br /><br />His stand seemed well thought out since Congress president Sonia Gandhi, too, was seen aiding his slogan shouting, which he never did in the past. Rahul got a tit-for-tat counter punch from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who described his aggression as “contrived”.<br /><br />“The reason is very clear. Today, a section of the leadership of the Congress party, because of its inability to lead, has come under pressure. They have been facing a palace coup. It's a coup within their own party,” Jaitley remarked. </p>
<p>Asserting his role to resurrect the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stormed into the Well of the Lok Sabha supporting party MPs who were demanding an immediate discussion on rising incidents of communal violence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Outside Parliament, the Gandhi scion was equally belligerent when he launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that “only one voice is being heard”.<br /><br />He also fired a direct volley at Speaker Sumitra Mahajan accusing her of being “partial” for not heeding to the party’s request for a discussion on the issue.<br /><br />“We are not being allowed to speak in Parliament. We are asking for discussion. There is a mentality in the government that discussion is not acceptable. Everybody feels it, their party feels it, we feel it,” Rahul told reporters outside Parliament. <br /><br />The party vice-president said: “There is a mood in Parliament that only one man’s voice counts for anything in this country...the Speaker, I mean...It is completely one-sided, partiality. That’s what we are raising.” <br /><br />Earlier, leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Malikarjun Kharge, who wanted the adjournment motion to be converted into a debate on the topic, charged that riots were taking place since the new government came to power. <br /><br />Rahul’s diatribe is being interpreted as an attempt to send a clear message to sort out discordant voices in the party which was being raised post the electoral debacle. A section of the Congress wants Rahul’s sister Priyanka to shed her reluctance and take active part in politics. <br /><br />At the same time, his aggressiveness is being watched as an attempt to let the NDA government know that the honeymoon period was over, said opposition party sources. <br /><br />His stand seemed well thought out since Congress president Sonia Gandhi, too, was seen aiding his slogan shouting, which he never did in the past. Rahul got a tit-for-tat counter punch from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who described his aggression as “contrived”.<br /><br />“The reason is very clear. Today, a section of the leadership of the Congress party, because of its inability to lead, has come under pressure. They have been facing a palace coup. It's a coup within their own party,” Jaitley remarked. </p>
