BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over foreign policy jibe, says arrogance turning into madness
The BJP on Friday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of foreign policy, saying it seems his “arrogance” is now turning into “madness”.
“The nation must decide whether what Rahul Gandhi has done is merely the childish antics of a frustrated, deranged and envious person consumed by jealousy towards Modi, or the nefarious act of an individual serving as an instrument in a systematic conspiracy orchestrated by forces across the border,” BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi told reporters here.
The Congress and Gandhi have emerged as a “challenge” to the country’s “healthy democracy”, he charged.
This came a day after Gandhi referred to the BJP-RSS as a “bunch of jokers” who have no understanding of India and scoffed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of foreign policy, which he claimed was all about hugging leaders.
Speaking at the Rachnatmak Congress National Convention here on Thursday, he also said it has somehow been ingrained in Modi’s mind that foreign policy is about hugging leaders.
Gandhi then hugged Rachnatmak Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit in a bid to demonstrate what the current Government’s foreign policy was about.
“Imagine the ignorance... where did he get the idea that foreign policy was about hugging leaders?” he said.
Dikshit then asked Gandhi, “Ek cheez pooch sakta hoon? Meloni samajh ke toh nahi pakda tha?”
Gandhi responded by saying, “I have not reached there yet.”
Trivedi condemned Gandhi’s remarks, terming them “rude and indecent”.
“What Rahul Gandhi has said makes it evident that his arrogance is now turning into madness. He appears to be losing his mental balance,” the BJP Rajya Sabha MP said when asked.
Use of such “rude, indecent and condemnable language” by Gandhi shows he is probably crossing “all kinds of extremes out of frustration” now, Trivedi charged.
“Until now, it seemed that he was competing with Maoist and Muslim League leaders. Now it seems he is competing with the comedians who make reels of abuses and profanity,” the BJP leader added.
