Lucknow: Over a month after he was suspended by the Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) for alleged anti-party actions, Amroha MP Danish Ali joined Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that started Sunday from strife-torn Manipur’s Thoubal district.
Subsequently, he posted footage of him with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi inside what seems to be a personalized automobile. The Gandhi scion and Ali are seen with kids within the footage.
Asserting that his “conscience pushed him” to take the choice, Ali put up a collection of tweets on social media platform ‘X’ to announce that he had determined to hitch the yatra after a lot “soul searching” and contemplating “two options” earlier than him.
“Either to accept the status quo and ignore the exploitation of Dalits, backwards, tribals, minorities and other marginalised and poor sections, or to launch an all-out campaign against this atmosphere of fear, hate, exploitation and the deepening divide in the country,” he mentioned in considered one of his tweets.
“My conscience pushed me to take the second option. Taking this decision came naturally to me as I was myself at the receiving end of a similar attack in Parliament, where swear words were used by a member of the ruling party against me and my religion,” he added.
Ali was speaking about BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s anti-Muslim remarks towards Ali throughout a dialogue within the Lok Sabha in September final 12 months.
In keeping with a letter that Ali wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Bidhuri allegedly used “foul, abusive invectives” together with ‘bhadwa’ (pimp), ‘katwa’ (circumcised one), ‘mullah ugravadi’ (Muslim terrorist), and ‘atankvadi’ (terrorist) towards him.
Whereas Bidhuri’s remarks have been expunged from the Parliament information, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claimed that “Ali had instigated” Bidhuri.
A minimum of 4 opposition events had requested the Lok Sabha Speaker to refer the matter to the Parliament’s privilege committee. The panel had then issued a discover to Bidhuri asking him to look 10 October and provides his assertion. Eight of the 14 committee members, together with chairperson Sunil Kumar Singh, are from the ruling BJP.
As his name for justice and motion “fell on deaf ears”, Ali mentioned that “instead of punishing his attacker, the ruling establishment rewarded him”.
The BJP had appointed Bidhuri because the election incharge of the Tonk meeting constituency in Rajasthan after the controversy.
The assault was half of a bigger plan to create an environment of worry and hate within the nation, he mentioned, including that Rahul Gandhi was the primary chief to specific solidarity and stand by him and his household.
“This yatra is a call for action against divisive forces. This yatra is a drive to unite the people of the country against fear, hate, exploitation and divisiveness. I have decided to join him in the yatra because I feel I would be failing in my duty as a politician and a social worker if I did not join the biggest drive for unity and justice. I pray for the success of this yatra and for the future of my country,” Ali tweeted.
Ali made his determination to hitch the yatra a month after BSP chief Mayawati suspended him for alleged anti-party actions.
On 9 December, the BSP had mentioned in an announcement that earlier too, Ali was warned to not bask in anti-party actions, and reminded him that he was inducted into the social gathering “as part of the BSP’s coalition with the Janata Dal (S) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on a condition that he would work for the party.”
The suspension had come a day after Ali together with different opposition MPs had staged a stroll out from the Lok Sabha to protest towards the choice to expel Trinamool Congress chief Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha.
Ever since that controversy erupted, Ali has given a number of indications of his inclination in direction of the Congress. In September, Ali had met Rahul Gandhi who then posted {a photograph} of the 2 sharing a hug. “A shop of love in the market of hatred,” Gandhi had posted on X.
On Sunday, Ali posted the identical footage whereas saying his determination to hitch Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyaya yatra.
At this time, I’ve determined to hitch Shri Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. This can be a essential second for me. I’ve arrived right here after a lot soul looking. Within the ambiance prevailing within the nation, I had two choices. 1/7 pic.twitter.com/TKvJv46YSI
— Kunwar Danish Ali (@KDanishAli) January 14, 2024
The previous BSP chief had additionally pitched for Opposition unity, which he described as “more necessary than ever before” sparking studies of a risk of his becoming a member of the Congress forward of the Lok Sabha polls.
(Edited by Tony Rai)
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