NEW DELHI: In a scathing parliamentary address, AAP's Rajya Sabha MP and National General Secretary (Organisation) Dr. Sandeep Pathak lambasted the government's lack of vision and direction, highlighting critical issues in Delhi and Punjab, including the illegal arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Boycotting the President's address deeming it as hollow and aimless, the AAP Rajya Sabha MP denounced the government's focus on trivialities like ‘Gud’ (jaggery), ‘Gobar’ (cow dung), and buffaloes over the past decade, asserting that such matters are unworthy of the Prime Minister's discourse.
AAP National General Secretary (Organisation) and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Sandeep Pathak said that the last 10 years of Modi government's tenure is full of anger, hatred and arrogance. So much arrogance is not good for anyone. The tree of arrogance bears only the fruit of destruction. Due to this arrogance, it did not take much time for them to come down from 300 seats to 240 seats. India is called a great country today because of democracy. Elections are the biggest basis of democracy but today efforts are being made to destroy the electoral process itself. If you do not maintain impartiality within the Election Commission of India, then how will you be able to conduct fair elections? If there is no restriction on the money spent in elections, then how will the common people of the country contest elections?
Speaking on electoral bonds, the AAP National General Secretary (Organisation) continued, stating, “These people (BJP) brought electoral bonds, 55% of the donations in electoral bonds are given to BJP. There are 33 loss-making companies that gave 75% of their total electoral bond money to BJP. Who is responsible for this donation that went to BJP? The Supreme Court had said that electoral bonds are unconstitutional. On this, the government said that we will revive it. You revive every order of the Supreme Court and overturn every order by making a law. Where is democracy in this? Today there is a selective emergency in the country. After losing the elections, the BJP formed its government in 11 states through horse-trading. This includes 11 states including Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. If this is not an emergency, then what is it?”
Dr. Sandeep Pathak, speaking on the illegal arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, said “Earlier, jails had no role in elections. After the imposition of Model Code of Conduct in elections, CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is an elected Chief Minister, was sent to jail. He is arrested after the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct. You do not have the courage to contest elections openly. You first misuse the ED and CBI, and if that does not work, then you try to buy and threaten the government. If that also does not work, then you put a Chief Minister in jail. If this is not a selective emergency, then what is it?”
He further stated that the next issue is of government officials. All the IAS and IPS officers study with a sense of patriotism. Today, undue pressure is being put on them. How will they be able to serve the country under so much pressure? 95% of the cases registered by ED and CBI since the BJP government came to power are against opposition leaders. The real objectives of ED and CBI, of being impartial and accountable, are now only written in books.
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP regarding the PMLA Act, the AAP Rajya Sabha MP said “The BJP government brought Section 45 in the PMLA Act, on which the Supreme Court said that it is unconstitutional. After the Supreme Court order, you (BJP) revived it and brought PMLA. You make ED, CBI and PMLA your weapons. On one hand, you have the law, and on the other hand, you have agencies, which makes it easy for you to openly attack the opposition. Even when a judge is selected in the judiciary, they want their own government machinery in that so that they can do whatever they want in that too.”
Raising the issue of water in Delhi, Sandeep Pathak said that they have reduced 100 MGD water of Delhi. The BJP has made 28 lakh people yearn for water. Has the condition of our country become such that we will stop the water of people for our politics? You are withholding ₹8, 000 crore of Punjab's share. On 26 January, you refused to include Punjab's tableau in the parade. Punjab is sacrificing its life for the country day and night. Punjab is feeding the country and the BJP government refuses to include Punjab's tableau on 26 January. I feel ashamed of the BJP for doing this.
“I want to tell the BJP to give up anger and ego. The only difference between Lord Ram and Ravana was that Lord Rama had the knowledge of ego and Ravana had the ego of knowledge. I request the BJP government to give up its ego and work together to take the country forward. If this ego persists, then your end is certain. First, you came down from 300 to 240 seats. God is my witness that next time you will face so many curses and abuses that it will not take you long to get merely 40 seats, ” Dr. Sandeep Pathak concluded.