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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma slams Rahul Gandhi over his Cambridge University lecture

Do we need to remind Rahul Gandhi about how yatras led by BJP leaders were sabotaged when Congress was in power, questioned Sarma

PGurus Newsdesk

March 4, 2023

Do we need to remind Rahul Gandhi about how yatras led by BJP leaders were sabotaged when Congress was in power, questioned Sarma

Assam CM criticizes Rahul Gandhi for remarks on India during Cambridge speech

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his lecture at Cambridge University, where he alleged that an attack has been unleashed on the basic structure of Indian democracy.

Addressing MBA students at Cambridge Judge Business School on the topic of ‘Learning to Listen in the 21st Century’, Rahul Gandhi said that opposition parties are under ‘constant pressure’ as numerous cases have been slapped on them by the BJP government.

In a series of tweets, Sarma came down heavily on Rahul Gandhi.

Sarma tweeted, “First foreign agents target us! Then our own target us on foreign land! Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Cambridge was nothing but a brazen attempt to denigrate our country on foreign soil in the guise of targeting Adarniya PM Shri Narendra Modi ji.”

First foreign agents target us!
Then our own targets us on a foreign land!

Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Cambridge was nothing but a brazen attempt to denigrate our country on foreign soil in the guise of targeting Adarniya PM Shri @narendramodi ji.

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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) March 3, 2023

“Rahul says Indian democracy is under threat because he can’t freely express himself. FACT: He traveled 4,000 km in his yatra incident-free under the protection provided by the Modi government. Do we need to remind him how yatras led by BJP leaders were sabotaged when Congress was in power,” the Assam CM asked.

Sarma said, “Rahul described the Pulwama attack as a “car bomb that killed 40 soldiers”. How dare he insult our jawans? It wasn’t a bomb sir, but a terror attack. No surprise that he refused to name Pakistan behind the Pulwama attack. Is this part of the understanding Congress had with the militants?”

In another tweet, the Assam CM said, “Rahul says in Kashmir militants saw him, but he knew they wouldn’t target him. Why was this not reported to security agencies? Was there some understanding Congress had with these militants to protect Rahul?”

Sarma also put forward some ‘facts’ to counter the Congress leader’s claims.

Sarma rebutted Rahul Gandhi’s claim, “Rahul says India’s minorities are unsafe and treated like second-class citizens. FACT: Since May 2014, communal violence in India has been the lowest ever, and the prosperity of minority families the highest ever. Many minority leaders have reposed their faith in Modi Govt.”

He added, “Rahul says India is a Union of States modeled after Europe. FACT: Bharat & her Mahajanapadas as a civilization entity has been in existence thousands of years before even Europe became a political entity, yet we are modeled after them?”

[With Inputs from IANS]

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