Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says Rahul Gandhi shared out-of-context video of Amit Shah on SIR issue
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Pralhad Joshi accused Rahul Gandhi of circulating a cropped video of Home Minister Amit Shah that misrepresents the minister's remarks on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, and urged Gandhi to debate the matter in Parliament.
Rahul Gandhi posted two short video clips of Home Minister Amit Shah on his X account, one from December 5 of the previous year and another from Thursday, suggesting inconsistency in the ruling party's stance on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In the December clip, Shah said he believed SIR could not be discussed in the House because it is conducted by the Election Commission, which does not operate under the government. In the Thursday clip, Shah indicated that the government was prepared to call a special parliamentary session to discuss SIR.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who recently assumed the education portfolio, responded that Gandhi had shared a "cropped, out-of-context video" of Shah and that the posting demonstrated a lack of preparation on the SIR issue. Joshi reminded Gandhi that the Congress party had lost three consecutive Lok Sabha elections in 2014, 2019 and 2024, when no SIR was in place, and suggested that the criticism stemmed from electoral defeats.
"Rahul ji, the confusion is clearly yours, not ours! When you win elections, the electoral process is acceptable; when you lose, the same process suddenly becomes questionable," Joshi said.
Joshi also called Gandhi's actions "political theatrics" and invited him to present his arguments in Parliament.
"And now, when Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has openly challenged you to discuss SIR in Parliament and even offered a special session, why the hesitation? Bring your arguments to Parliament and debate with facts," he added.