By suspending 150 MPs, govt muffled voices of 60 per cent people of India: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that by suspending nearly 150 opposition MPs from Parliament the government had muffled the voices of the people of their constituenciesWhile speaking at the protest of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA bloc here at Jantar Mantar against the bulk suspension of opposition MPs the Congress leader cornered the Centre over unemploymentHe said that the two youths carrying smoke canisters jumped into the Lok Sabha earlier this month because they were joblessA few days ago 23 youths jumped inside the Parliament House we all saw they came inside and spread some smoke All the BJP MPs ran away First of all how did those people come inside they brought gas cylinders inside the Parliament If they could bring that then they could have brought anything The second question is why did they protest The reason for this was unemployment There is huge unemployment in the country The youth of this country cannot get employment today he saidThe security breach happened on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack Two peopleSagar Sharma and Manoranjan Djumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour released yellow gas from canisters and shouted antiestablishment slogans before being overpowered by the MPsThe security lapse case which has been at the center of discussion in the political aisle of the country since then led to the suspension of 146 MPs from the Parliaments Winter Session which has been adjourned sine die for creating a ruckus and disrupting proceedings in both HousesThe opposition lawmakers were demanding a statement from Union Minister Amit Shah about the Parliament security breach incidentThe Congress leader went on to add that as per a survey it was revealed that youth spend 730 hours a day on social media appsRahul said that he asked surveyors to conduct a small survey to find out how many hours per day the youth of the country spend on their phones or social media platformsAfter the survey I was shocked to learn that youth spend 730 hours a day on social media apps Gandhi saidReacting to the Rajya Sabha Jagdeep Dhankhars mimicry row he said that the media didnt question about the suspension of nearly 150 MPs but highlighted that Rahul Gandhi was filming the actMedia says that MPs were sitting outside the Parliament and Rahul Gandhi filmed the video of mimicry The media did not ask the question why and how 150 MPs were suspended he saidThese 150 people are not just individuals they are the voice of the people of India Every Member of Parliament brings lakhs of votes you have not insulted just 150 people you have silenced 60 percent of the people of India he addedMeanwhile another Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the protest under the banner Save Democracy at Jantar Mantar is send a message among people that whatever is happening is wrong for the future of the countryIn the history of democracy in the world 146 MPs have never been suspended People should know that the democracy is in danger The protest is to tell the people that whatever is happening is wrong for the future of the country There is only one solution people should change this government and bring the INDIA Alliance into power Tharoor told ANISenior opposition leaders including Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar Congress Mallikarjun Kharge CPIMs Sitaram Yechury and others shared the dais to protest against the recent suspension of 146 opposition MPsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever