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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the opposition’s fightback – to a mixed soundtrack of cheers and jeers – Friday on Day 1 of the Lok Sabha’s big debate, red-flagging a range of issues from the Unnao rape and last month’s Sambhal violence, to sharp attacks on the BJP’s ‘plan’ to re-write the Constitution.
The Congress MP delivered her maiden speech – a sharp response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s opening remarks – by referring to the Unnao rape and the Sambhal violence.
“A few days ago, some people from the bereaved families of Sambhal came to meet us… there were two children among them – Adnan and Uzair. One was my son’s age (Raihan Vadra is 24) and the other was around 17. Their father was a tailor who had one dream… to see his sons educated.”
“The police shot their father dead… Adnan told me he would grow up to be a doctor and realise his father’s dream… a dream instilled in him by the Constitution of India,” Ms Gandhi Vadra began.
