'India is a union of states and it cannot be ruled as a 'kingdom', Rahul Gandhi attacks at Modi govt

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on centralisation saying India is a union of states and it cannot be ruled as a 'kingdom'.

Rahul Gandhi said, "India is described in the Indian Constitution as a union of states and not as a nation. One cannot rule over the people of a state in India. Different languages and cultures cannot be suppressed. It is a partnership, not a kingdom."

The former Congress chief stressed the importance of cooperative federalism, conversation and negotiation



and said that is the only way India has been ruled over the decades.

"Congress smashed the idea of a king in 1947, but now that has come back. There is a vision that India can be ruled by a stick from the Centre. Every time that has happened, the stick has been broken," he said.

Addressing the Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, Rahul Gandhi also claimed that one of the key points missing from the President's address was the gulf between the extremely wealthy Indians and others.