The BJP launched a fierce counterattack against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power and continues in office “because of foreign help.”
“Rahul Gandhi is such a lousy con artist that his third-rate lies always backfire and end up humiliating him,” BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan said, responding to the Congress leader’s attack on the prime minister
Kesavan also shared an archival video clip from that London interaction in which Gandhi is heard questioning why Western powers were not reacting to alleged democratic backsliding in India: “So the surprising thing is that the so-called defenders of democracy, which are the United States and European countries, seem to just be oblivious that a huge chunk of the democratic model has come undone, right? That is a real problem with regard to where, frankly, the Opposition is fighting that battle, right? It’s not just an Indian battle. It’s actually a much more important battle… “Why has Congress ducked and dodged addressing the allegations of Sonia Gandhi serving as co-president Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific, which backed the idea of Kashmir as an independent nation and has close links to George Soros?
He referred to a political row over Gandhi’s remarks in the UK in March 2023 where the Congress leader had spoken about the state of Indian democracy before British MPs and think tanks.
“Rahul Gandhi is such a lousy con artist that his third-rate lies always backfire and end up humiliating him,” Kesavan said in a post on X, responding to the Congress leader’s attack on the prime minister. Kesavan then alleged the Congress’s top leadership had links with the Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific (FDL-AP), an international organisation that the ruling party said got funds from billionaire George Soros’ foundation and had previously supported separatist activity in Jammu and Kashmir. Kesavan said. In a veiled swipe at the Opposition, PM Modi had cautioned citizens against “obstructionist forces” trying to divide the nation and tarnish India’s image from abroad.
