New Delhi, November 27: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday at the Rajya Sabha questioned Congress for their ‘intolerance campaign’, asking about the time of Emergency. Jaitley who was addressing the Upper House attacked Congress and said, “You imposed Emergency, you detained the opposition, you amended the constitution”. Also Read - Parliament Adjourns Sine Die, Monsoon Session Cut Short by Eight Days Over Coronavirus Concerns

Indirectly Jaitley, compared Congress and it’s the then leader Indira Gandhi with Hitler and Third Reich. During the Emergency the Constitution of India was amended by the leaders of Congress. Jaitley said, “A constitution and its provisions were used to subvert democracy during the Third Reich in Germany”. Read Also: (Narendra Modi pays homage to Jayaprakash Narayan: Recalls anti-emergency struggle against Indira Gandhi) Also Read - Monsoon Session Updates: Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Meets President Kovind to Discuss Farm Bills

He said, “Emergency was the greatest challenge to Indian democracy. Those who talk of tolerance snatched right to life”. In past one months, tolerance debate has become a heated argument across the country especially on television. Also Read - Over 1 Crore Migrant Workers Walked Back to Their Home States During March-June: Govt Tells Parliament

“Someone comes up on the TV and makes a statement and it becomes an issue of ‘intolerance’. The right to live is the biggest right,” said Jaitley.

On Thursday Sonia Gandhi’s said, “Those who have no role in the Constitution are now claiming to be its guardian”. On which Arun Jaitley replied, saying that, he was born six years after the Independence so could not had a role in framing the Constitution. The Winter Session of the Parliament started on Thursday with the first two days dedicated to the Constitution Day.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi and his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh for tea this evening after the adjournment of the House, reported ANI. Sources said that Modi wants to discuss the bills pending in Parliament.