BJP’s attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge remarks shows ignorance or contrived politics, says Congress
The HinduAggressively countering the BJP’s charges that Rahul Gandhi lauded China at Cambridge University and maligned India on foreign soil, the Congress on Saturday played out old videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising China and said Mr. Modi had raked up domestic politics abroad several times. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, who also heads the social media department, accused the BJP of doing “politics” on the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. She said the ruling party’s targeting of Mr. Gandhi either stemmed “from ignorance or from completely contrived politics”. As a leading member of the Opposition, Mr. Gandhi has consistently stood for and espoused the causes of the common man, Ms. Shrinate said, adding that the former Congress chief’s speech actually talked of India’s role on the global stage and lauded the foundation of Indian democracy.