Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday criticised senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the latter’s reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in Bastar.
He accused the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha of failing to condemn Naxalite violence and attacks on security personnel while urging him to participate in a debate in Parliament.
Reacting to Gandhi’s challenge to PM Modi for an open debate, Rao accused the Congress leader and his party of repeatedly disrespecting the military, armed forces and paramilitary personnel.
“It is Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party who have repeatedly failed to respect the military, armed forces and paramilitary forces of this country,” he told ANI.
Rao alleged that the Congress had not condemned the killing of CRPF personnel in the Bastar region. In contrast, he highlighted that Prime Minister Modi celebrated Diwali with CRPF, paramilitary and armed forces personnel in Bastar.
He further accused Gandhi of not condemning Naxalite violence in Bastar, the killing of security personnel in Pulwama or acts of terrorism, and alleged that he had not expressed sympathy for the victims.
“Rahul Gandhi should come to Parliament and participate in a debate. I would advise him not to run away to Vietnam, Russia or America,” Rao added. Earlier on Monday, Gandhi again challenged Prime Minister Modi to an open debate over allegations of being anti-national and controlled by foreign forces, saying his challenge to the Prime Minister still stands.
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