Digvijaya Singh’s tweet on Rahul Gandhi has led to an enormous controversy
New Delhi:
The Congress seems to have distanced itself from the controversy over its chief Digvijaya Singh’s tweet thanking Germany’s overseas ministry for paying attention to Rahul Gandhi’s suspension from the Lok Sabha.
BJP leaders and union ministers have slammed Mr Singh over the tweet, calling it an open try to ask overseas powers to intervene in India’s inside issues.
Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who’s accountable for the get together’s communications, stated the nation’s political issues ought to be solved from inside, amid assaults by the BJP for allegedly attempting to pull in overseas powers to affect India’s inside matter.
“Congress firmly believes that India’s democratic processes themselves need to cope with the threats posed to our democracy by Mr Modi’s assault on our establishments and his politics of vendetta, intimidation, threats and harassment. Congress and opposition events will take him on fearlessly,” Mr Ramesh tweeted, with out instantly mentioning Mr Singh’s remark that had led to an enormous controversy.
.@INCIndia firmly believes that India’s democratic processes themselves need to cope with the threats posed to our democracy by Mr. Modi’s assault on our establishments & his politics of vendetta, intimidation, threats & harrasment. INC & Oppn events will take him on fearlessly.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 30, 2023
Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Anurag Thakur slammed Mr Gandhi in tweets, repeating the allegation that he seeks overseas intervention in home affairs.
“Thanks Rahul Gandhi for inviting overseas powers for interference into India’s inside issues. Keep in mind, Indian judiciary cannot be influenced by overseas interference. India will not tolerate overseas affect any extra as a result of our Prime Minister is Narendra Modi ji,” Mr Rijiju tweeted.
Thanks Rahul Gandhi for inviting overseas powers for interference into India’s inside issues. Keep in mind, Indian Judiciary cannot be influenced by overseas interference. India will not tolerate ‘overseas affect’ anymore as a result of our Prime Minister is:- Shri @narendramodi Ji 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xHzGRzOYTz
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 30, 2023
The Congress has rubbished the cost, difficult the BJP to provide examples of Mr Gandhi requesting such an intervention. Mr Gandhi has solely been talking in regards to the state of affairs in India in his engagements overseas and never asking for assist, his get together has stated, referring to his speech within the UK not too long ago.
“Thanks Germany Overseas Affairs Ministry and Richard Walker for paying attention to how democracy is being compromised in India by means of persecution of Rahul Gandhi,” Mr Singh had tweeted, referring to Germany acknowledging it has been monitoring the developments regarding Mr Gandhi after he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case over asking if everybody with the surname “Modi” was a “thief”.
Thanks Germany Overseas Affairs Ministry and Richard Walker @rbsw for paying attention to how the Democracy is being compromised in India by means of persecution of @RahulGandhihttps://t.co/CNy6fPkBi3
— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 30, 2023
Germany on Thursday stated that “elementary democratic ideas” ought to apply within the case of Mr Gandhi. “We’ve got taken be aware of the decision of first occasion in opposition to the Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi in addition to the suspension of his parliamentary mandate. To our data, Mr Gandhi is able to enchantment the decision,” a German overseas ministry spokesperson stated throughout a press briefing. “It’s going to then turn out to be clear whether or not this verdict will stand and whether or not the suspension of his mandate has any foundation,” she added.
Earlier this week, the US stated that it’s watching the Rahul Gandhi case they usually proceed to interact with the Indian authorities on a shared dedication to democratic values, together with freedom of expression.
The prison defamation case in opposition to Rahul Gandhi was filed by Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Modi.
