Retired SC, HC judges, journalist N Ram ask Modi & Rahul to 'meaningfully' duel in public debate

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New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prominent Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi have been invited to a public debate to meaningfully respond to each other on the various charges thrown from campaign podiums...

We write to you as citizens of India who have performed our duties to the country in various capacities, the letter said, adding that the proposal was non-partisan and in the larger interest of every citizen...

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has questioned the Prime Minister on possible mutilation of the Constitution, Electoral Bond schemes and the governments response to China, and also challenged him to a public debate, the letter read...

In these circumstances, it is fundamentally important to ensure that the public is well-educated about all the aspects of the debate so that they can make an informed choice at the ballots this is central to the effective exercise of our electoral franchise, the invitation said.. They added that citizens, therefore, would hugely benefit if they directly heard from their political leaders through a public debate on a non-partisan and non-commercial platform...

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