New Delhi: With the continual demand of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in London on democracy in India, occasion MP Shashi Tharoor has stated that the Wayanad MP by no means demanded overseas forces to avoid wasting our democracy. “Rahul Gandhi never demanded foreign forces come to our country to save our democracy. He hasn`t said anything he should apologise for. It`s nonsense,” Tharoor stated whereas chatting with ANI on Friday.
“Democracy, in our country, is in danger and everyone should know about it. I didn`t hear anything wrong in it”, added Congress MP Tharoor. Further speaking concerning the Parliamentary Budget session, Tharoor stated, “It is the Government`s responsibility to run the Parliament. The budget session is ongoing, there`s a need to pass Finance Bill.”
“When there are such important matters, you are not allowing Parliament to function over a non-issue,” added Tharoor. Earlier at the moment, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge responding to BJP nationwide president J P Nadda`s assault on Rahul Gandhi terming him as a “permanent part” of the “anti-nationalist toolkit” acknowledged that the BJP, which had by no means taken half within the nation`s freedom motion, had been anti-nationals.
Kharge stated, “They (BJP) themselves are anti-national. They never took part in India`s freedom movement, worked for the Britishers and they are calling others anti-national? They are doing this to deviate from issues of unemployment and inflation. Can Rahul Gandhi ever be anti-national? Are people who debate about democracy anti-national?”
Further Kharge acknowledged that Congress and Rahul Gandhi will reply to Nadda`s salvo in Parliament. “I condemn JP Nadda`s statement. There is no point of apologising. We will give a strong reply to this in the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi Ji will himself reply on this, that`s why they (BJP) are scared. Why are they not giving him a chance to speak in Parliament,” he stated.
Previously, BJP nationwide president JP Nadda launched a scathing assault on Rahul Gandhi over his remarks within the UK and stated that he has grow to be a everlasting a part of the “anti-nationalist toolkit”.
“It`s unfortunate that the Congress party is indulging in anti-national activities. After being repeatedly rejected by the nation, Rahul Gandhi has now become a permanent part of this anti-nationalist toolkit,” Nadda stated.
Meanwhile, the parliament has confronted repeated disruptions with each BJP and opposition events sticking to their stands. The BJP has been demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi over his remarks within the UK whereas the Opposition members have been urgent for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research towards the Adani Group.
