Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR in special Parliament session, says BJP ready

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday dared Rahul Gandhi to come and discuss special intensive revision (SIR), saying the government was ready to convene a special session of Parliament for it. While chiding his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate, Shah said the BJP Yuva Morcha president was enough to take him on.

"I want to challenge Rahul Gandhi directly. You challenge PM Modi for a discussion. If you want a discussion, simply write a letter to PM Modi. We are ready to convene a special session of Parliament to discuss the SIR exercise... Come and debate in Parliament," Shah said while addressing a rally in Haryana's Karnal.

Addressing a public rally after leading BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' march from Sector 12 to the Dayanand Chowk here, Shah also accused the former Congress chief of spreading anarchy in the country.


Terming Parliament the supreme place for debate in a democracy, Shah said, "Rahulji, you don't allow Parliament to run, you don't discuss issues. You have turned creating ruckus and resorting to boycotts into a Congress culture."

"Do you think our 80-year-old democracy will fall for your tricks? Rahulji, we are people of the streets, take note of what I'm saying. BJP will give you a fitting reply in Parliament, in Vidhan Sabha, in villages, anywhere."

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union minister and Karnal MP Manohar Lal, state BJP chief Archana Gupta and others joined Shah for the 'Loktantra Bachao' march. "If you want a responsible discussion, let's debate inside Parliament. It is BJP's resolve to identify and remove infiltrators from electoral rolls, unlike the INDIA bloc that seeks to protect infiltrators," Shah alleged.

Shah said its November 1 rally was not a "Vote Bachao" campaign but a "Ghuspetiya Bachao" rally.

The home minister also sought details of Gandhi's foreign visits, saying, "You're Leader of the Opposition (in the Lok Sabha), people have a right to know."