Rahul Gandhi In US: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is on a visit to America. Now BJP is upset with a statement given by him in America. In a program of Indian Overseas Congress in Washington DC, Rahul Gandhi said something about Sikhs and China, due to which BJP surrounded him.
What did Rahul Gandhi say?
Speaking at an Indian Overseas Congress event, Rahul Gandhi said, “First of all, you have to understand that the fight is not about politics. It is very superficial. The fight is about whether a Sikh will be allowed to wear his turban or go to a gurdwara in India. It is not just for Sikhs, but for all religions. I see people here from Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra. These are not just names; they represent your history, language and traditions.”
‘This is the ideology of RSS’
Rahul Gandhi further says, “The RSS is saying that some states, languages, religions and communities are inferior to others. But we believe that every state, tradition, religion, culture and language is as important as others. How would a person from Tamil Nadu feel if he is told that he cannot speak Tamil? This is the ideology of the RSS.”
Rahul says, “This is a fight for the kind of India we want – where people are free to believe, respect and speak as they wish or where a few people decide everything. The problem is that these people do not understand India. It is a confluence of languages, traditions, culture and history.”
BJP leader and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has reacted sharply to Rahul Gandhi’s statement made in America. The Union Minister has condemned Rahul Gandhi and said that we remember during whose rule the atrocities against Sikhs took place.
What did Rahul say about China and India, on which BJP attacked?
In a program at Georgetown University, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi compared India and China, referring to China’s production capacity. He said that the way China has made remarkable progress in production, a huge country like India has not been able to reach that level yet. Expressing concern over this, Rahul Gandhi said that India needs to make more efforts to increase its production capacity and compete at the global level.
Regarding this statement of Rahul, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal has called Rahul Gandhi an irresponsible leader. The BJP MP told news agency ANI, “Despite being the leader of the opposition, he is criticizing India. He can criticize as much as he wants in the country’s Parliament. It is true that in the last 10 years we have become one of the top-5 economies, but he talks as if he is working as an agent of China.”
#WATCH BJP MP Jagdambika Pal says, “Despite being the LoP of Lok Sabha, he (Rahul Gandhi) is criticizing India on an international platform. They can criticize India as much as they want in the Parliament. The truth is that 10 years ago, India was counted in the top 5 fragile… pic.twitter.com/jm2dVmH4tN
— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2024
Congress hits back
Congress has gone into defense mode due to BJP’s sharp reaction to Rahul Gandhi’s statements and the headlines. Congress is supporting all the statements of Rahul. BJP had accused Rahul Gandhi of spoiling the country’s image by going abroad, after which Congress leader Supriya Shrinet has shared some clips of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches given abroad.
Congress said, BJP once again played a edited video of Rahul Gandhi and linked it to Sikhs. In which Rahul Gandhi had talked about giving equal rights to everyone, irrespective of their caste or religion. Remember.. this country has already given a befitting reply to BJP’s hatred and lies against Rahul ji. By the way, where did this anger go when BJP leaders called the farmers from Punjab and Haryana terrorists, Khalistanis, rowdies and goons. When, more than 700 farmers from Haryana and the rest of the country were martyred and Narendra Modi He said- ‘Did you die for me?’
Congress said, “Modi government laid nails in the path of the farmers, shells were fired on them. BJP MPs call the farmers of Punjab murderers and rapists.”
China has land equal to Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
At the National Press Club in Washington DC, media asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi has successfully handled the US-China competition. On this, Rahul Gandhi said that if you consider the presence of Chinese soldiers in an area of 4,000 square kilometers as successful management, then it may be right, but in reality it is a serious disaster. He stressed that the occupation of land the size of Delhi in the region of Ladakh by Chinese soldiers is not acceptable.
Rahul Gandhi raised the question that if 4,000 square kilometers of a country’s territory is occupied by a neighboring country, what will be the reaction of a superpower like America? Can a president escape by saying that he has handled it successfully? Expressing his disagreement, Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Modi has not handled this issue with China effectively and there is no justification for the situation that Chinese soldiers should remain in Indian territory.
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