Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his disqualification from Lok Sabha was the biggest gift the BJP had given him. Addressing a gathering at Kalpetta, Gandhi said the disqualification will only deepen his relationship with the people of Wayanad, the constituency he represented in the lower house.
"This disqualification is the biggest gift the BJP has given me as I did not know if what I was doing was right. But after seeing the BJP attacking me all the time, I knew I was doing the right thing. I am not going to stop as I will continue to ask questions," he said.
Gandhi, a former president of the grand old party, said all that he had done was to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his relationship with industrialist Gautam Adani.
"My disqualification means nothing as my relationship with Wayanad is going to be a lifelong relationship. This disqualification will only deepen my relationship with you all. The relation is similar to a family one as I am a brother. I assure you I will never go away from you," he said.
“They might have taken my house, my MP's post and may even put me in jail, but they cannot stop me from representing you," he added.
The Congress leader further targeted the BJP, saying the saffron party had still not understood its opponent. “They do not understand that their opponent will not get intimidated. They think I will get scared by sending police to my house or that I will be disturbed if my house is taken away," he said.
This was Gandhi's first visit to Wayanad after his disqualification. Thousands of people, including UDF leaders and workers, turned up at Kalpetta to welcome the Congress leader, who arrived along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi.
Several people across all age groups gathered on the roadside to welcome Gandhi as he travelled to the public meeting venue on a truck accompanied by his sister and senior party leaders from Kerala.
The Gandhi siblings later participated in a roadshow called 'Satyameva Jayate' in Kalpetta where only the national flag was used instead of the party flags.
