BJP MP Questions Rahul Gandhi Over 2018 China Meetings
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey demanded transparency regarding Rahul Gandhi's 2018 visit to China and a 2008 exchange program between the Congress party and the Communist Party of China.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey has demanded transparency regarding a 2018 pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Dubey questioned which two Chinese ministers Gandhi met during the trip and why he was granted permission to visit when other Indian MPs are not. He highlighted a contradiction between Gandhi's claim that the visit was purely religious and a 2019 statement in which Gandhi mentioned meeting ministers to discuss job creation.
The dispute follows a challenge from Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage in a public debate. This challenge responded to Modi's allegations that "Dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated political parties and organizations to incite people against India's Constitution and democracy.
Dubey further questioned the details of a 2008 exchange program agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of China, requesting the names and addresses of 200 individuals allegedly sent to China under the program. The Ministry of External Affairs previously stated in June 2018 that it received no formal request from Gandhi for his visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
