BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of "flying abroad when nation is mourning," Congress calls it diversion tactic - World News Network

New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a scathing attack against Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi saying that he has flown abroad to celebrate when the entire nation is mourning Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s demise. He further stated that the Congress party has “abused and insulted” Dr Singh.
“While the country is mourning Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s demise, Rahul Gandhi has flown abroad to bring in the New Year even as the nation observes seven days of mourning. Congress doesn’t care for Dr Manmohan Singh. They abused and insulted him during his lifetime They continue to do so now. Yesterday nobody went to collect his ashes. Congress even denied Bharat Ratna to Dr Manmohan Singh as per the latest disclosures. This is their true face,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla wrote on X.
Poonawalla further lashed out saying that for Rahul Gandhi ‘paryatan’ is nothing new.
“Rahul Gandhi has changed the meaning of LoP from Leader of Opposition to Leader of ‘paryatan’ and Leader of the party. At a time when the country is in grief over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi has left for ‘paryatan’ and party, as per media reports…Rahul Gandhi and ‘paryatan’ is nothing new. At a time when the 26/11 attack happened in Mumbai, he was partying all night. He is not concerned about the demise of Dr Manmohan Singh…” said the BJP leader while speaking to media.
Another BJP leader, Amit Malviya stated that Rahul Gandhi has exploited Dr Singh’s death for his expedient politics and that Gandhis and the Congress party carry hate against Sikhs.
“While the country is mourning Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s demise, Rahul Gandhi has flown to Vietnam to ring in the New Year. Rahul Gandhi politicised and exploited Dr Singh’s death for his expedient politics but his contempt for him is unmissable. The Gandhis and the Congress hate the Sikhs. Never forget that Indira Gandhi desecrated the Darbar Sahib,” Malviya wrote in a post on X.
Meanwhile, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has launched a counterattack and called a “diversion politics” by “Sanghis”.
“When will the Sanghis stop this ‘Take Diversion’ politics? The way Modi denied Dr. Saheb a place for cremation on the Yamuna banks and how his ministers cornered Dr. Saheb’s family is shameful. If Mr Gandhi travels privately, why does it bother you? Get well in New Year,” Tagore posted on X.
Notably, Manmohan Singh passed away at the age of 92 due to age-related medical issues in Delhi on December 26. On Saturday, Manmohan Singh was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate in the presence of his family, friends, colleagues, and government dignitaries. (ANI)

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