New Delhi.The war of words continues between Congress and BJP after the shirtless protest by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at the AI Summit. In this series, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal asked sharp questions to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. He also mentioned the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Piyush Goyal said, BJP National President Nitin Naveen told during a press conference in Patna how the Gandhi family has been an example of ‘compromising politics’. Piyush Goyal alleged that Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party have been continuously compromising with the national interest. He said, be it Congress’s history or present or various cases related to corruption, all these indicate that the party has been compromising public interest and national interest under the influence of foreign powers. This kind of politics harms the bright future of the country and the countrymen and many examples of this are in front of the public. He alleged that sometimes Rahul Gandhi is seen taking a stand against his own country on issues like Soros and sometimes Pakistan. Union Minister Goyal further said that Rahul Gandhi has worked to harm India’s economy and he appears to be working under the influence of foreign forces. Describing Rahul Gandhi as the ‘poster boy of negative politics’, Goyal said that he has traveled abroad 247 times and has ignored protocol many times. He also alleged that in the sensitive border area of Ladakh, Rahul Gandhi was in touch with foreign persons who work against India’s interests. Referring to the Bofors case, Goyal said that to save a friend Ottavio, a fair investigation was not allowed and the Gandhi family compromised with the country. He also said that even during the tenure of Indira Gandhi, Congress was accused of influence by foreign agencies. The Union Minister said that not only Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, but many leaders of the family, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, were accused of compromising with the national interest. Referring to the Shimla Agreement of 1971, he said that 93 thousand Pakistani prisoners of war were released, but why was Pakistan Occupied Kashmir not taken back? He also said that in 1954, Nehru had given up India’s rights in Tibet, which was another major agreement. He claimed that the politics of Nehru-Gandhi family has always been one of compromise with the national interest.
What did Rahul Gandhi say?
Rahul Gandhi had fiercely targeted the government in the ‘Kisan Mahachoupal’ organized by the Congress at Jawahar Chowk in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, in protest against the trade agreement between India and America. Rahul Gandhi had alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi compromised the interests of the country’s farmers through an international agreement. He said the agreement was stalled for four months and talks on agriculture-related issues had come to a standstill. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Prime Minister did not discuss anything with the concerned ministers during this period and took the decision suddenly. Rahul Gandhi said that the government did not want big American companies to sell agricultural products like soya, cotton and maize in India, because it could cause loss to Indian farmers. According to him, the talks were stalled for four months, but after his speech, the Prime Minister called the then US President Donald Trump and agreed to the agreement without discussing it with the Cabinet. Targeting the Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi said that Narendra Modi weakened the farmers of the country and even gave out their data. He alleged that the textile industry has also been affected by the government’s policies.