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Rahul Gandhi Urges Delhi Students to Stand Up

Rahul Gandhi Urges Delhi Students to Stand Up
Rahul exhorts students in Delhi to stand up; vows CEC Gyanesh Kumar will brought to justice · thestatesman.com

Rahul Gandhi spoke to students who were protesting in Delhi.

He told them not to give up and said they should keep asking questions.

He accused the government and several leaders of harming democracy and the election process.

These were his claims, as reported in the article.

He also said students in Delhi faced a shutdown, loss of internet, and police violence.

Gandhi criticized what he described as efforts to make Hindi more important than Tamil in Tamil Nadu.

He said this could affect people’s language and culture.

He also raised concerns about who is appointed to university leadership positions.

A student from north Chennai invited him to share a meal, and he agreed to arrange a special programme there.

Key facts

Speaker
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
Audience
Protesting students in Delhi
Day
Saturday; no date specified
Funds cited
Rs 3,200 crore, which Gandhi alleged was being withheld from Tamil Nadu
Election official named
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Student invitation
A Muslim girl associated with Vyasai Thozhargal invited Gandhi to share a meal in Vyasarpadi, north Chennai; he accepted

Quotes

Rahul Gandhi

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha

“Language imposition is the first step towards destroying the foundation of curiosity. Democracy itself emerges from curiosity and questioning. Democracy is your right to question those in power and demand answers from the government. Modi is destroying the foundation of curiosity, which stems from your language, culture and traditions.”
thestatesman.com
“You have nothing to fear. We are with you. We are going to make sure that Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Doval, who have destroyed the electoral process through Gyanesh Kumar, will be brought to justice.”
thestatesman.com

Sources

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