Demanding to know whether Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi agree with the views of Rahul Gandhi as expressed by him , the BJP on Tuesday hit-out at Rahul for allegedly criticizing Indian democracy and claimed that the latter was in the grip of "Maoist thought process through his minions" .
Addressing a press conference here , former Union Minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the declining electoral fortunes and rejection by Indian people has made the Congress leader desperate and frustrated.
He said people of India neither listen nor understand him and supporting him is a distant thing. Therefore, Gandhi goes abroad and laments that India's democracy is in danger. This is a matter of great shame, Prasad added.
Prasad expressed his party's disapproval of Rahul "misusing the forum of British parliament" to spread shameful lies and unfounded claims, and said there needed to be a "proper rebuttal". He accused the Congress leader of shaming India's democracy, polity, Parliament, judicial system and strategic security from a foreign land. Rahul told British parliamentarians in London on Monday that functioning microphones in the Lok Sabha are often silenced against the Opposition. During an event organised by veteran Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma within the House of Commons complex, he said opposition parties in India are often not allowed to debate issues in Parliament. Prasad said the congress leader has forgotten all parliamentary norms, political propriety and "democratic shame" by criticising Indians from abroad.
"Rahul Gandhi has insulted everything, including India's democracy, parliament, people, political system, judicial system and strategic security," the former Union Minister said.
The BJP leader also accused Gandhi of seeking the intervention of Europe and the US in India and said he had gone against the consensus in India against any interference in its internal affairs by foreign powers.
"Rahul Gandhi has tried to embarrass the country by saying that Europe and America should interfere in the internal affairs of India," he said.
Prasad sought reactions from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his predecessor Sonia Gandhi on Rahul’s "utterly irresponsible" statements and whether the opposition party disowns them or not. The BJP leader also slammed Rahul Gandhi for his condemnation of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), claiming that Hindutva organisation has been serving society and the nation.