00:00Renuka Chaudhary, Member of Parliament of the Congress Party, former Women and Child
00:06Development Minister, a veteran Congress leader, I would say, Renuka Ji, the BJP is saying
00:12that you are making mockery of institutions. If you are not able to win elections, you
00:18start mocking a constitutional authority like the Chief Election Commissioner. Next, if
00:24you are not able to get a favorable judgment, you will start mocking judiciary.
00:34It is a direct reflection in right proportion of their fear and terror. They are shrill and
00:44they are panicking and they will continue to make mistakes because this is an unjust, illegitimate
00:52government sitting there. They have misused every institution that has been established.
00:59They have fudged the entire electoral roll system and they will talk like this. We went
01:06to the EC, just to remind them in case they don't know. We went to the courts. We went to
01:12the Rashtrapati. We have tried every fora available to put this out democratically. And what have
01:21we done? What is the whatever words they're using? It's ridiculous. We have used the principle of
01:28democracy by the people, of the people, for the people. And that's what has happened to me.
01:36You are a member of parliament. Rahul Gandhi is a member of parliament. You have the parliament
01:43resolutions and options. They're talking. They're all preaching. Yes, yes, nothing happened.
01:50Nothing happened. Impeachment we tried in parliament. They didn't allow it. So this kind of bulldozing that
01:57this government indulges in, they've realized they've reached the end of the road. I want to tell you,
02:03I have given 20 notices, zero-hour notices in parliament. I'll show you the proof. Mysteriously,
02:13none of mine are accepted. Not a single one was I permitted to speak. An entire session. I'm not allowed.
02:21So what is the recourse for someone like me? I'll get back to the people. Because that is what democracy
02:29is about.
02:30So let them rant and revo. We'll have mock judiciary mock. You have made a mockery of all these institutions.
02:38You will go and arrest a young child in Kanyakumari because they said something about the prime minister.
02:44But the prime minister of this country doesn't come to parliament. He will not address a single press conference.
02:51He'll travel all over the world while Manipur is burning. They humiliate women in parliament and outside.
02:59Somebody, somebody is Pachasko Aror ka girlfriend. Somebody, I am Surpanaka.
03:03Which my dear brother, the prime minister will say because he recognizes familial traits.
03:10And this is the kind of government. And they have the audacity to question us and talk to us.
03:15Now, these, see the fraud that they indulged in. They told us, we said Jantar Mantar.
03:21They said, no, we've removed that. Arbitrally, middle of the night, they've changed their mind.
03:26No Jantar Mantar anymore. Where do we go? Go to Ramlila.
03:30So we applied for Ramlila. They gave us permission for Ramlila.
03:34And suddenly all business owners are writing letters to us. Why are you asking us?
03:39Ask the government. They didn't know that there are shops there.
03:43They didn't know that business will get affected. Why did they recommend Ramlila?
03:48This is how this government works. Then they're blaming us. We are anarchists.
03:53We are this. Now we don't have permission to walk on the road.
03:56You can go to Ramlila, but you can't walk. How do we reach the aeroplane?
04:01They'll give us tangas.
04:03My question now will be that you have been raising the issue of special intensive revision on multiple platforms.
04:16It started with the Supreme Court petitions, then moved to the streets.
04:21Rahul Gandhi is consistently saying that there is vote chori.
04:24But here is Home Minister Amit Shah, who proposes a special session of Parliament to discuss vote chori.
04:30Will the Congress be open to such an idea?
04:32Why not take up this entire issue on the floor of the House?
04:35What we saw at Mr. Khargei's home, have it on the floor of the House.
04:39Let it be part of House records.
04:42We have not denied that. We have not refused it. But when did they come up with this proposal?
04:50They have kept Parliament without proroguing it.
04:53It's the first time I'm seeing so many days that the Parliament is not prorogued.
04:57We are on to the heels of a winter session. I don't even know if there will be one.
05:02And this is how they operate. And so suddenly last night they wake up and say,
05:07Oh, but let's discuss it in Parliament. Why didn't you all these days?
05:12You had an entire session where there was disruption. Why didn't you call for it?
05:17Why didn't you say, OK, let's stop all this. Let's get on. This is the subject. Single point agenda.
05:23You think all those citizens who came today and spoke in that, they're all liars.
05:29They're citizens who were handed their death certificates while they're alive and kicking in front of the EC.
05:36I mean, isn't this bizarre? This is ridiculous that you treat your citizens like this.
05:44Thirteen crored people. This government has no experience. Do they understand the consequences of that?
05:51If these citizens are disenfranchised now, you have stolen their right.
05:58You have forged and fudged documents. You have violated every norm of the Constitution.
06:06And you are denied. Where will they go? They can't get jobs.
06:09Now, I don't know in this country, who are we? Who's going to certify who we are?
06:15We are dhimagin aksals. Thank you. At least you recognize we have a dhimag. Can't say the same about you.
06:22But what are we? How do you recognize us? Tomorrow you'll turn around and say all of you are...
06:29Members of Parliament don't have their vote right while he's sitting in Parliament.
06:33Come on. I mean, forget this ruling and opposition business. Please recall. The world is watching us.
06:43The youth are watching us. Last question. And I have 30 seconds for you, ma'am. I have 30 seconds
06:47for you.
06:48In 30 seconds, please respond what will follow this. This was high on optics, high on political messaging.
06:58What is... Sorry, I didn't get that.
07:00I'm saying what will... What now? Because an election commissioner can be impeached only through a proper process.
07:13If the government has the audacity or the courage, let them go through the proper process.
07:20We'll do what now is something I won't tell on TV. What now is what we'll do and we'll show.
07:25If the government has to... The government has to decide. It's not our responsibility.
07:30If one Gyanesh is more valuable to them than Bharat Desh, then let them make it clear. We'll take it
07:37from there.
07:39All right, veteran Congress leader, Renuka Chaudhary. Always a pleasure speaking to you, ma'am.
07:45Thank you so much for your time here on India Today.
07:48Thank you. That's all from me.
