NEW DELHI: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and known as him ‘the present-day Mir Jafar of Indian politics’ and mentioned that he must apologize for his alleged anti-India remarks throughout his latest go to to the United Kingdom. Addressing a press convention within the nationwide capital, BJP nationwide spokesperson Sambit Patra mentioned, “Rahul Gandhi must apologize in Parliament. He all the time defames the nation. He is the present-day Mir Jafar of Indian Polity.”
“He insulted the nation and urged the overseas powers to intervene within the nation. This is a constant ‘conspiracy’ by Congress and Rahul Gandhi. His participation is least within the Parliament and but he says that nobody permits him to talk,” added Patra.
Comparing Rahul Gandhi with Mir Zafar, Patra mentioned, “Mir Zafar did the same thing, he gave 24 Parganas to get help from East India Company and now Rahul Gandhi is playing the same kind of politics.”
“He is asking for help from foreign countries to become ‘Sahzada’ in India, Patra added. Highlighting the participation of Rahul Gandhi in Parliamentary debate, Patra said, “Debate is the soul of democracy however Rahul Gandhi had solely participated solely six instances since 2019. He will not be taking part within the debate.”
Rahul Gandhi must apologize in Parliament. He all the time defames the nation. He is the present-day Mir Jafar of India Polity. He insulted the nation and ask the overseas energy to intervene within the nation. This is a constant ‘conspiracy’ of Congress and Rahul Gandhi. His… https://t.co/X2rpqkepeE pic.twitter.com/TK9hAZfHJ0
— ANI (@ANI) March 21, 2023
Further, attacking Gandhi on his remarks of claiming “unfortunately I`m an MP,” Patra mentioned, “Rahul Gandhi doesn`t know what to say. He speaks only with the help of Jairam Ramesh. He himself said that “unfortunately I am an MP.”
Rahul Gandhi Cambridge Speech Row
Previously, throughout his interplay on the Chatham House in London not too long ago, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the microphones of Opposition leaders in Parliament are sometimes silenced. He attacked the BJP-led authorities on the Centre and levelled a number of allegations. The Congress MP even mentioned that Europe and the US usually are not doing sufficient to revive democracy in India as they’re getting commerce and cash from the nation.
The Congress chief additionally alleged that numerous establishments within the nation had been beneath menace. “It shocked me how successful they have been at capturing the different institutions of our country. Press, Judiciary, Parliament, and Election Commission are all under threat and are controlled in one way or the other,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned. He additionally termed the RSS a “fundamentalist” and “fascist” organisation alleging that it has captured just about all of India`s establishments.
BJP’s newest assault on Rahul Gandhi got here as Parliament remained paralysed for the seventh day in a row because of protests from rival sides. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had on Monday mentioned that an “unambiguous apology” from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his remarks made within the UK that democracy in India is “under attack” might finish the logjam.
Several opposition events, on their half, accused the federal government that it doesn’t need Parliament to operate and is discovering methods to divert consideration from their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe (JPC) into allegations towards the Adani Group.
In a repeat of occasions because the begin of the second leg of the Budget session of Parliament on March 13, each the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have seen adjournments with out transacting any enterprise because of the protests by the Treasury benches towards Rahul Gandhi for his London remarks and by the Opposition over its demand for a JPC probe into the Gautam Adani problem.
Rahul Gandhi has additionally written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to permit him to talk in the home over his democracy remarks made within the UK. Gandhi met Birla final week after his return from the United Kingdom.
Sources mentioned that Gandhi desires to talk within the Lok Sabha to make clear his remarks made within the UK, over which the BJP is demanding an apology from him after accusing the Congress chief of insulting the nation and its establishments on overseas soil. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Puri has demanded that the Gandhi scion unequivocally apologise for his remarks to carry the problem to a closure.