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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal criticised Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, describing him as the “poster boy of negative politics” on Wednesday.
Addressing the media, Goyal accused Gandhi of compromising government security protocols by travelling abroad 247 times and ignoring the Yellow Book guidelines. He further alleged that Gandhi’s foreign trips jeopardise India’s interests and involve connections with anti-national groups.
Goyal specifically mentioned Gandhi’s meetings with Ilhan Omar and ties to George Soros, stating: “You all know the kind of anti-national forces he has ties to. How he arranges meetings with Ilhan Omar, Soros’s partner, and whose illegal connections with George Soros continue to surface.” He also cited Gandhi’s interactions in the border-sensitive region of Ladakh with foreign individuals such as Shakir Mirali, asserting that these relationships undermine India.
He continued, “We all see repeatedly how Rahul Gandhi compromises his country with Soros and individuals with links to countries like China and Pakistan. How he repeatedly uses the toolkits of organisations like OCCRP to weaken India economically and harm its economy.”
Goyal accused Gandhi of acting as a puppet of foreign powers, anti-India forces, organisations, and governments, saying: “Rahul Gandhi has, in a way, demonstrated a high-handed approach to politics before the nation and the world. He is nothing but a puppet of foreign powers, anti-India forces, anti-India organisations, and anti-India governments. This is the compromise Rahul Gandhi and the Gandhi family are making today: whether in Parliament, whether outside, whether in a press conference.”
The minister also criticised Gandhi’s interactions with the press, stating, “We have seen his behaviour with the press. You can’t even ask an uncomfortable question to Rahul Gandhi without being tagged as a BJP-associated press person.” He added that Gandhi restricts himself to “curated press conferences” and is unwilling to answer questions other than those provided to him in writing.
Goyal concluded, “Such a person is leading the Congress party and playing with the country. They are completely putting the interests of the countrymen at stake, and perhaps they cannot tolerate the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new India, the emerging economy, and India’s dominance in the emerging world. Therefore, they repeatedly compromise national and national interests by telling lies upon lies. And this isn’t a recent incident.”