“Questions Raised in London About India’s Democracy”: Prime Minister Salam Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Congressman Rahul Gandhi today, saying his remarks about democracy in India were an attack on the people of Karnataka, India and God. Prime Minister Modi said during his visit to Karnataka, “It is unfortunate that questions are being raised from the land of London about Indian democracy.” “These people are insulting Bhagwan Basaveshwara, the people of Karnataka and the people of India. Karnataka should stay away from these people,” he added in his state address where elections for the House of Representatives are scheduled for later this year.

“The whole world is studying this democratic system. There are many other things for which we can say that India is not only the greatest democracy but the mother of democracy… There is no force that can weaken Indian democracy. But despite that, there are continuous attempts by By some people to attack Indian democracy.”

Mr. Gandhi’s comments at his alma mater at Cambridge — that Indian democracy is under attack and that many politicians, including himself, are under surveillance — have become the latest point of tension between Congress and the BJP. The Bharatiya Janata Party accused him of “tarnishing the reputation” of the country abroad after repeated electoral defeats.

Mr. Gandhi hit back, claiming that it was the prime minister who had discredited the country’s achievements since independence.

“I remember the prime minister went abroad and declared that the remark was made in 60 or 70 years of independence,” Gandhi told reporters at an event organized by the Indian Journalists Association last week.

“I remember him saying there was a lost decade… There is unlimited corruption in India. I remember him saying this abroad… You didn’t hear his speech where he said nothing had been done in India since independence, insulting every Indian parent, grandfather ? ” He said.

He added, “I’ve never defamed my country. I’m not interested in that. I never will. Of course, the BJP likes to misrepresent what I say. That’s fine.”