"BJP Themselves Are Anti-Nationals": Congress Chief Defends Rahul Gandhi
NDTV
Further sharpening his attack on the BJP, Malikarjun Kharge said that PM Modi had "insulted" the country on multiple occasions.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, responding to BJP national president JP Nadda's attack on Rahul Gandhi terming him as a "permanent part" of the "anti-nationalist toolkit" stated that the BJP, which had never taken part in the country's freedom movement, were anti-nationals.
Talking to ANI, Mr Kharge said, "They (BJP) themselves are anti-national. They never took part in India's freedom movement, worked for the Britishers and they are calling others anti-national? They are doing this to deviate from issues of unemployment and inflation. Can Rahul Gandhi ever be anti-national? Are people who debate about democracy anti-national?"
Further, Mr Kharge stated that Congress and Rahul Gandhi will respond to Mr Nadda's salvo in Parliament.
"I condemn JP Nadda's statement. There is no point of apologising. We will give a strong reply to this in the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi Ji will himself reply on this, that's why they (BJP) are scared. Why are they not giving him a chance to speak in Parliament," he said.
