Abhinav Prakash is ready to take the debate challenge
On 13th May, BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) nominated its youth wing leader, Abhinav Prakash to debate Rahul Gandhi. This nomination is in response to the invitation letter sent by two former judges and a senior journalist who addressed PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi for a public debate regarding the ongoing elections of 2024 – the letter which was accepted by Rahul Gandhi in an open challenge to PM Modi.
BJYM President Tejasvi Surya nominates Youth Wing’s Vice President Abhinav Prakash
Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha President, Tejasvi Surya nominated BJYM’s youth wing’s Vice President Abhinav Prakash for the debate with Rahul Gandhi regarding the key issues in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
“He is not only a distinguished leader of our youth wing but also an articulate spokesman for the policies and reforms implemented by the government,” Surya wrote on X on 13th of May.
Abhinav Prakash, a JNU alumnus, and an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ramjas College, Delhi University, is the youth wing’s vice president of BJYM. He hails from Rae Baraeli and belongs to Pasi community.
“It will be an enriching debate between a political scion and a common youngster who has come up the hard way,” – Surya added on X.
Public Debate between PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi
A public debate invitation letter was sent on May 9 by former judges Madan B Lokur, Ajit P Shah, and a senior journalist N Ram, which addressed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and PM Modi. The letter read “that a public debate would set a great precedent, not just educating the public, but also in projecting the true image of a healthy and vibrant democracy, and “on a non-partisan, non-commercial platform” would benefit the citizens.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi agreed to the invite sent to him by saying, “I have discussed your invitation with the Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge. We agree that such a debate will help people understand our respective vision and enable them to make an informed choice. It is also critical to put to rest any unsubstantiated allegations attributed to our respective parties.”
On the other hand, on May 11, BJYM President Surya, on X wrote, “Who is Rahul Gandhi, that PM Modi should debate with him? Rahul Gandhi isn’t even the PM candidate of the Congress Party, let alone the INDI Alliance. Let him first get himself declared as Congress’s PM candidate, state he will take accountability for his party’s defeat, and then invite PM for a debate. Until then, we are ready to depute our BJYM spokespersons to take him on in any debate” – proposing Abhinav Prakash to debate with the opposition party.
