Have sought time for Rahul Gandhi to speak in Lok Sabha tomorrow: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said time has been sought for Rahul Gandhi to speak in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and he will make his statement if allowedKharge also slammed the BJPled government over the Delhi Police team reaching Gandhis residence on Sunday to inquire about his women are still being sexually assaulted statement made during the Bharat Jodo YatraThey are trying to divert attention from the issues we have been raising It has been 46 days since the yatra was completed and they are asking now whom did you meet Lakhs of people connected with the yatra and met him Gandhi for five minutes and they are asking to identify people Kharge told reporters here on Monday before leaving to attend ParliamentGandhis speech was made in Jammu and Kashmir and the police are asking about it here the Congress chief saidAlso Read Police action against Rahul Gandhi a cowardly act by panicstricken Modi govt PatoleThis is an attempt to target and harass They want to weaken us by intimidation but we will not get scared or be weakened Kharge saidAsked if Gandhi will speak in Parliament he said We have asked for a time tomorrow Tuesday If allowed he Rahul Gandhi will speak in Parliament That is what we have been trying forThis is the problem we are not even allowed to speak in democracy microphones are switched off and when we said this they made allegations You can see one person wants to give his personal explanation and he is not being given a chance he saidGandhi will travel to Karnataka on Monday and address a public meeting at Belagavi in the afternoonKharges remarks come amid the logjam in Parliament over Gandhis statements made during his recent trip to the UK with both Houses failing to transact any significant business on the first five days of the budget sessions second halfDuring his interactions in the United Kingdom the Gandhi scion alleged that the structures of Indian democracy are under attack and there is a fullscale assault on the countrys institutions He also told British parliamentarians that microphones are often turned off in the Lok Sabha when an opposition member raises important issuesGandhis remarks triggered a political slugfest with the BJP accusing him of maligning India on foreign soil and seeking foreign interventions and the Congress hitting back at the ruling party by citing instances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising internal politics abroadThis 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