Ali Mahir Başarır responds to President Erdoğan's 'bullying' claim: 'You are looking to manufacture victimhood'

AKP Chair and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the CHP regarding the tension at the TBMM Planning and Budget Committee, stating:

"Those who think they are engaging in opposition by raiding the committee and terrorizing it are in deep delusion.

At no point in our political life have we bowed to thuggery, bullying, or urban banditry, and we will not do so from now on.

The alliance he established with the political apparatuses of the separatist organization, which he calls 'urban consensus,' is infecting the CHP, poisoning it, and making it prone to violence. I hope the CHP will rid itself of this habit of 'cafeteria socialism' as soon as possible," he said.

REACTION FROM BAŞARIR

Ali Mahir Başarır, who had a dispute with Ali Yerlikaya in parliament, made a notable comment following Erdoğan's remarks. Describing the statement as an 'effort to create victimhood,' CHP Group Deputy Chair Ali Mahir Başarır expressed his reaction with the following words:

"I would like to remind Erdoğan:

To hold a minister accountable for any injustice, a citizen can stand before them, and so can a member of parliament, who is the representative of the citizen!

If you want to see bullying, look at your party member Alpay Özalan and his ilk, who use physical force against members of parliament at the parliamentary podium!

As always, you are looking to create a perception and manufacture victimhood for yourself!"

Erdoğan’a hatırlatmak isterim:

Herhangi bir haksızlığın hesabını sormak için bir bakanın karşısına vatandaş da çıkar, vatandaşın temsilcisi milletvekili de!

Zorbalık görmek istiyorsan, Meclis kürsüsündeki milletvekillerine kaba kuvvet uygulayan, partinin mensubu Alpay Özalan ve… https://t.co/bjFTdnnSrh

— Ali Mahir Başarır (@alimahir) November 22, 2024

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