NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, has accused the ruling-BJP of attacking the “idea of India” and favouring a few businessmen close to PM Modi.
In a video shared on X by Congress on Sunday, Congress MP from Rae Bareli said the country’s wealth was being concentrated in the hands of a few close to the Prime Minister, while unemployment and rising prices continued to affect millions.
“The idea of India is being attacked today. It is being attacked by the ideology of the BJP. The wealth of India is being snatched from the millions of Indians and being handed over to a few business people, who are close to the Prime Minister and the BJP. Unemployment is spreading. Prices are rising. And this is what the fight is about,” LoP in Lok Sabha said.
“The fight is about two different ideas of India. The fight is not between two political formations. The fight is to defend the idea of India,” Gandhi added in the video.
Meanwhile on Saturday, the BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi for reportedly spending more time abroad than in his constituency. BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned Gandhi’s visit to Vietnam, alleging that he needed to explain his “extraordinary fondness” for the country.
“Where is Rahul Gandhi? I heard he has gone to Vietnam,” Prasad said at a press conference, where he also attacked the Karnataka government for its decision to give four percent reservation in government contracts to Muslims.
