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BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s intent behind questioning India’s democracy abroad | Latest News India
Stepping up its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday questioned his intent in raising questions about India’s democracy on foreign soil.
BJP president JP Nadda said to seek interference in India’s internal matters by another country is an attack on India’s sovereignty. “I want to ask Rahul Gandhi what are his intentions behind urging Europe and America to interfere in India’s domestic matters.”
Referring to India as the “mother of democracy,” Nadda said no power in the world can harm the democratic legacy of India. “Today, no one listens to your party [Congress] in the country, and the public does not trust you. This is the reason why your party has been nearly wiped off,” Nadda said.
He added there is a global acknowledgment of India’s achievements including in the economic sector. “Italian PM [Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni] has called PM [Narendra] Modi the most lovable PM. From World Bank to IMF [International Monetary Fund], all are appreciating development in India. German Chancellor [Olaf Scholz] has said India’s development is incredible. Japan, Australia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia are appreciating PM Modi’s leadership for India. But Rahul Gandhi, you are disrespecting the nation,” Nadda said.
The BJP has demanded Gandhi’s apology for his comments in London, where he claimed democracy in India is under threat. It has maintained Gandhi’s comments insulted and undermined Indian Parliament, judiciary, and the media.
The Congress has insisted that Gandhi did not cast aspersions on India’s democratic functioning or its institutions. It has maintained he will not apologise.
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday announced that the government has increased the dearness allowance or DA for central government employees by 4 per cent to 42 per cent with effect from January 1, 2023.
It has also extended the subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana for another year and decided to increase the MSP for jute by ₹300.
The Delhi high court on Friday sought response of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in a plea seeking FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly revealing the identity of a Dalit girl, who was raped and killed in 2021, and her relatives on Twitter. The child rights body said that it has informed the matter to the Supreme Court and received a notice from there, and will give its response through an affidavit.
Also read: NCPCR notice to Twitter on pic shared by Rahul Gandhi with rape victim’s family
“In 2021, Rahul Gandhi revealed the identity of a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offcences Act, 2012) victim in a tweet and a case was registered against him under Section 23 of the POCSO Act, Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice Act and Section 128 A of IPC (Indian Penal Code),” NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Delhi HC bench consisting chief justice Satish Chnadra Sharma and justie Sachin Datta sent notice to the NCPCR seeking its response on the matter within four weeks.
However, the child rights body said that a formal notice has not been issued to them by the high court to file a counter-affidavit to the petition. Kanoongo said they contacted Twitter on the matter and came to know that the alleged tweet is not visible in India anymore. NCPCR earlier told the court that despite Twitter’s claim to take down Gandhi’s alleged tweet, the offence of making such disclosure survives.
In 2021, a petition was filed by social activist Makarand Suresh Mhadlekar claiming that the Congress leader violated the Juvenile Justie (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the POCSO Act, 2012, by allegedly posting the photo of victim’s patents.
The court listed the matter for further hearing on July 27.
(With ANI, PTI inputs)
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