Fantastic Debut : In Her Maiden Speech Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tears Into BJP ; Rahul Gandhi Says Better Than Mine ; Shashi Tharoor Applauds

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It seems Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not understood that it is ‘Bharat ka Samvidhan’ not ‘Sangh ka Vidhan’, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said while launching a blistering attack against the BJP in her maiden speech in the Lok Sabha.

Had it not been for the Lok Sabha poll results, the ruling party would have started changing the Constitution, the newly elected Wayanad MP claimed during a debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha.

She described the Constitution as a ‘suraksha kavach’ (protective shield) of justice, unity and freedom of expression and one the the BJP-led government has made every effort to break in the past 10 years.

Asked about the speech, Congress leader and Priyanka Gandhi’s brother and LoP Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside Parliament, “Wonderful speech…. Better than my maiden speech, let us put it like that.”

Rahul Gandhi became an MP for the first time in 2004.

Senior Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor  told reporters outside parliament, “I think it was an excellent maiden speech. She did not speak like a first time Parliamentarian. She spoke with tremendous maturity, grace and intelligence. I was very impressed. She also made all the important points. Since Rajnath Singh had a very strong speech attacking the history of Congress. She very rightly pointed out that when will they talk about today?”