‘Never defamed my country’, says Rahul in UK

Express News Service

Under assault from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his lecture at Cambridge University, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned that he hadn’t maligned the nation on overseas soil and that the BJP is distorting his statements.

In an interplay with journalists in London on Saturday, he mentioned, “I’ve by no means defamed my nation, I’ll by no means do it. The one that defames India when he goes overseas is the Prime Minister of India saying there was a misplaced decade, and nothing occurred within the final 10 years. Is he not insulting the individuals who labored in India, who constructed India in these 10 years? And, he is doing it on overseas soil, “mentioned Gandhi. During his speech at Cambridge University earlier this week, Gandhi mentioned that Indian democracy is ‘under attack’ and he’s being snooped.

Gandhi is in London as a part of his week-long go to to the U.Ok. Responding to a question on the IT raid within the Delhi and Mumbai places of work of BBC, the previous Congress President mentioned that it’s an instance of the “suppression of voice across the country. “The BBC has found out about it now, but it has been going on in India for the last nine years. The journalists who toe the line of the government are rewarded. If the BBC stops writing against the government, all the cases will be gone. This kind of full-scale attack on institutions never happened before in modern India,” he mentioned.

The ‘so-called defenders of democracies including the US and Europe seem to be oblivious that a ‘huge chunk of democracy’ has come undone, mentioned Gandhi.

Congress MP additionally expressed remorse that there isn’t a degree taking part in area in Indian politics for the Opposition any extra. “it’s important to understand that the Opposition in India is no longer fighting a political party. We’re fighting the institutional structure of India now; the BJP and RSS which have captured almost all institutions. So, the idea of a level playing field doesn’t exist because the institutions aren’t neutral anymore” he mentioned. “We are fighting the institutions and the RSS and the BJP. Every Opposition leader and the public also understand this,” he added.

 Speaking about opposition unity, Gandhi mentioned that conversations are going down amongst events and he expressed hope that the efforts will fructify.

“There is a lot of coordination going on between opposition parties. The basic idea is that the RSS and the BJP need to be fought and defeated. There are practical issues that require discussion. In some states, it’s very simple and in others, it’s complicated. But the opposition is very much capable of having these discussions,” he burdened.

On a query on the variations of opinion between Congress and TMC, Gandhi mentioned that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will take a name on the alliances with regional events. “It’s not my job to tackle it anymore. Party chief will decide on the shape of alliances and I will definitely share my views with him,” he mentioned.

Reiterating his criticism of the BJP authorities’s China coverage, he mentioned that the nation must be vigilant about Chinese actions on the border.

“2000 sq kms of our territory is in the hands of the PLA. The PM himself stated that nobody entered our border and not an inch was taken. This destroyed our negotiation position. I think our EAM doesn’t understand the actual threat from China,” mentioned Gandhi.

Under assault from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his lecture at Cambridge University, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned that he hadn’t maligned the nation on overseas soil and that the BJP is distorting his statements.

In an interplay with journalists in London on Saturday, he mentioned, “I’ve by no means defamed my nation, I’ll by no means do it. The one that defames India when he goes overseas is the Prime Minister of India saying there was a misplaced decade, and nothing occurred within the final 10 years. Is he not insulting the individuals who labored in India, who constructed India in these 10 years? And, he is doing it on overseas soil, “mentioned Gandhi. During his speech at Cambridge University earlier this week, Gandhi mentioned that Indian democracy is ‘under attack’ and he’s being snooped.

Gandhi is in London as a part of his week-long go to to the U.Ok. Responding to a question on the IT raid within the Delhi and Mumbai places of work of BBC, the previous Congress President mentioned that it’s an instance of the “suppression of voice across the country. “The BBC has found out about it now, but it has been going on in India for the last nine years. The journalists who toe the line of the government are rewarded. If the BBC stops writing against the government, all the cases will be gone. This kind of full-scale attack on institutions never happened before in modern India,” he mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The ‘so-called defenders of democracies including the US and Europe seem to be oblivious that a ‘huge chunk of democracy’ has come undone, mentioned Gandhi.

Congress MP additionally expressed remorse that there isn’t a degree taking part in area in Indian politics for the Opposition any extra. “it’s important to understand that the Opposition in India is no longer fighting a political party. We’re fighting the institutional structure of India now; the BJP and RSS which have captured almost all institutions. So, the idea of a level playing field doesn’t exist because the institutions aren’t neutral anymore” he mentioned. “We are fighting the institutions and the RSS and the BJP. Every Opposition leader and the public also understand this,” he added.

 Speaking about opposition unity, Gandhi mentioned that conversations are going down amongst events and he expressed hope that the efforts will fructify.

“There is a lot of coordination going on between opposition parties. The basic idea is that the RSS and the BJP need to be fought and defeated. There are practical issues that require discussion. In some states, it’s very simple and in others, it’s complicated. But the opposition is very much capable of having these discussions,” he burdened.

On a query on the variations of opinion between Congress and TMC, Gandhi mentioned that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will take a name on the alliances with regional events. “It’s not my job to tackle it anymore. Party chief will decide on the shape of alliances and I will definitely share my views with him,” he mentioned.

Reiterating his criticism of the BJP authorities’s China coverage, he mentioned that the nation must be vigilant about Chinese actions on the border.

“2000 sq kms of our territory is in the hands of the PLA. The PM himself stated that nobody entered our border and not an inch was taken. This destroyed our negotiation position. I think our EAM doesn’t understand the actual threat from China,” mentioned Gandhi.