With the Congress attacking the Prime Minister, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday took to the field again to direct his volleys at his Congress counterpart Sonia Gandhi and her predecessor Rahul Gandhi. Nadda sought an explanation from them about their party’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China in 2008 saying even the Supreme Court has expressed surprise on it.
The BJP’s attacks on the Congress have heightened with Rahul’s continued questioning of Chinese “incursions” on the Line of Actual Control in East Ladakh.
Nadda in a tweet cited the observations of the Supreme Court on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and sought an explanation from Sonia and Rahul.
“Even the SC is surprised at the MoU signed by the Congress party with the Chinese Gov… Mrs Gandhi & her son, who led the signing, must explain. Does this explain donations to RGF and opening Indian market for the Chinese in return, which affected Indian businesses?” he tweeted.
Nadda’s remark came after the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking NIA probe into the alleged 2008 agreement between the Congress and the Communist Party of China.
The apex court asked the petitioner to file his plea before the High Court, but expressed surprise how a political party could enter into an agreement with China.
BJP’s national spokesman Sambit Patra who referred to his party president’s tweet also asked Congress leaders to explain the nature of the MoU and the alleged dealings with China.
He alleged that even during the Doklam border stand-off with China, Congress leaders’ conduct was suspect. In line with Nadd’a assertions, Patra said Sonia and Rahul need to clarify their dealings with Beijing.
He also wondered whether a national party could sign an MoU with a political party of a foreign nation.
The BJP spokesman said according to the MoU, both the parties were to exchange information on all regional and international issues.