NEW DELHI: Hitting out at BJP government, Congress on Tuesday asked if George Soros was indulging in anti-India activities, then why hasn’t the govt shut down his businesses in the country, closed funds backed by him, or written to the US govt seeking his extradition to take action against him.
The opposition party’s attack came amid BJP’s allegations of top Congress members colluding with billionaire investor Soros and organisations backed by him to destabilise the country.
Accusing BJP of trying to hide behind the name of Soros, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, “Soros’s Open Society Foundations receives funding from the UN Democracy Fund for 68 projects worldwide. India is the fourth-largest donor to the UN Democracy Fund, which, in turn, supports Soros’s foundation for the last eight years, India has contributed $9,00,000 to the UN Democracy Fund.”
In a video message on X, Congress’s Pawan Khera said, “So, PM’s adviser and secretary in the govt of India, Dr Shamika Ravi, received a grant from the Open Society Foundations, funded by George Soros, in 2008. Will PMO India remove her and institute an enquiry on what she has done and is doing to destabilise India.”
Addressing a press conference here, Shrinate also criticised BJP for “misquoting” French news organisation Mediapart. She highlighted that Mediapart issued a “big fat denial”, accusing BJP of spreading fake news and clarifying it had never published articles that BJP was referencing.
Reiterating her party’s demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue, Shrinate accused BJP of “relentlessly trying to save Adani”. BJP and PM Narendra Modi are trying to shield and protect Gautam Adani, for which they are not only putting national interests at stake, but also preventing Parliament from functioning, she added.
