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Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Government In Parliament, Triggers Row

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the house, while the Opposition leader made these controversial statements.

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Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Government In Parliament, Triggers Row

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New Delhi: While speaking during the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the ongoing Budget session, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday sharply criticised the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and said that its failure has allowed China to establish a presence within Indian territory.

“Our Chief of Army Staff has said the Chinese are inside our territory. This is a fact. The reason China is inside our territory is important… The reason China is sitting inside this country is because ‘Make in India’ has failed. The reason China is sitting inside this country is because India is refusing to produce, and I am worried that India is going to give up this revolution to the Chinese once again,” Rahul Gandhi said.

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Further, stressing on the India-China border issue, Gandhi said that Beijing is now “sitting on over 4,000 sq km of our land”. He also stated that the Army had contradicted the government’s argument pointing that no land had been surrendered to China.

Continuing further, Gandhi said: “When we talk to the United States, we would not send the foreign minister three-four times to get an invite for our Prime Minister because if we had a production system and we were working on these technologies, the US president would come here and invite the Prime Minister.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the house, while the Opposition leader made these controversial statements.

Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s statement, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanded evidence, saying, “You will have to present the evidence of what you are speaking in the House.”

BJP MPs strongly objected to Congress leader’s claims. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the Opposition leader cannot make such unsubstantiated statements linked to the country’s foreign policy.

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Meanwhile, refuting Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that he was sent “three-four times to get an invite” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar wrote on X, “Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024.”

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