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Rahul Gandhi in us: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the ‘Muslim League’ in Kerala is a completely ‘secular party’ and there is nothing non-secular in it. His statement came when asked about the Congress’ alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala. Gandhi said of the political organization in Kerala, “I think the person who sent this question has not studied much about the Muslim League.”
Gandhi was answering questions from reporters during an open interaction at the National Press Club in Washington in the middle of his US visit. While Gandhi’s remarks had already sparked controversy in the US, the Muslim League’s statement also drew criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
BJP targeted Rahul Gandhi’s statement
Hitting out at the former Congress president, BJP’s national information and technology department in-charge Amit Malviya said Gandhi’s statement reflected his “compulsion to remain acceptable in Wayanad”. Malviya wrote on Twitter, “Jinnah’s Muslim League, which is responsible for the partition of India on religious lines, is a ‘secular’ party according to Rahul Gandhi.
In addition, Gandhi gave his views on how India would assess bilateral relations with Russia amid the unity of the opposition and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking on the unity of the opposition, the former MP from Wayanad said that a lot of good work is being done in this regard.
“The opposition is very well united, and it is becoming more and more united. We are in talks with all the opposition (parties). I think there is a lot of good work going on. It is a complicated discussion because There are places where we are competing with the opposition. So a little trade-off is necessary. But I am confident that it (a grand alliance against the BJP at the Centre) will happen,” he said.
Responding to a question, the Congress leader stressed the importance of India’s bilateral relations with Russia dating back decades. He said, “What BJP did, I will answer to Russia in the same way. We (Congress) will answer in the same way (for Russia-Ukraine conflict). Because India has such relations with Russia and did not deny it.” May go.” Our policy will be the same,” Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi on his disqualification as an MP
Opening up on his disqualification as a member of the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Gandhi said he was “the first person to get the highest punishment in a defamation case”. He also cited the timing of his disqualification from Parliament, claiming it came after his speech on the Adani-Hindenburg controversy in the Lok Sabha.
“I asked a rhetorical question… I am the first person in India who has been given the maximum punishment in a defamation case in history since 1947. No one has been given the maximum punishment, that too on the first offence. It should be clear.” What is happening to you and my disqualification after my speech about Adani in Parliament is quite interesting, so you can do the maths,” Gandhi said.
It must be mentioned here that the 52-year-old Congress leader is scheduled to conclude his week-long US tour on June 4 with a public meeting in New York. The talk will take place at the Javits Center in New York.
‘Muslim League is completely secular party in Kerala,’ claims Rahul Gandhi in US; BJP hits back
Rahul Gandhi in us: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the ‘Muslim League’ in Kerala is a completely ‘secular party’ and there is nothing non-secular in it. His statement came when asked about the Congress’ alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala. Gandhi said of the political organization in Kerala, “I think the person who sent this question has not studied much about the Muslim League.”
Gandhi was answering questions from reporters during an open interaction at the National Press Club in Washington in the middle of his US visit. While Gandhi’s remarks had already sparked controversy in the US, the Muslim League’s statement also drew criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
BJP targeted Rahul Gandhi’s statement
Hitting out at the former Congress president, BJP’s national information and technology department in-charge Amit Malviya said Gandhi’s statement reflected his “compulsion to remain acceptable in Wayanad”. Malviya wrote on Twitter, “Jinnah’s Muslim League, which is responsible for the partition of India on religious lines, is a ‘secular’ party according to Rahul Gandhi.
In addition, Gandhi gave his views on how India would assess bilateral relations with Russia amid the unity of the opposition and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking on the unity of the opposition, the former MP from Wayanad said that a lot of good work is being done in this regard.
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Rahul Gandhi on the unity of the opposition
“The opposition is very well united, and it is becoming more and more united. We are in talks with all the opposition (parties). I think there is a lot of good work going on. It is a complicated discussion because There are places where we are competing with the opposition. So a little trade-off is necessary. But I am confident that it (a grand alliance against the BJP at the Centre) will happen,” he said.
Responding to a question, the Congress leader stressed the importance of India’s bilateral relations with Russia dating back decades. He said, “What BJP did, I will answer to Russia in the same way. We (Congress) will answer in the same way (for Russia-Ukraine conflict). Because India has such relations with Russia and did not deny it.” May go.” Our policy will be the same,” Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi on his disqualification as an MP
Opening up on his disqualification as a member of the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Gandhi said he was “the first person to get the highest punishment in a defamation case”. He also cited the timing of his disqualification from Parliament, claiming it came after his speech on the Adani-Hindenburg controversy in the Lok Sabha.
“I asked a rhetorical question… I am the first person in India who has been given the maximum punishment in a defamation case in history since 1947. No one has been given the maximum punishment, that too on the first offence. It should be clear.” What is happening to you and my disqualification after my speech about Adani in Parliament is quite interesting, so you can do the maths,” Gandhi said.
It must be mentioned here that the 52-year-old Congress leader is scheduled to conclude his week-long US tour on June 4 with a public meeting in New York. The talk will take place at the Javits Center in New York.
(With ANI inputs)
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