Congress hits back at BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi, accuses it of hypocrisy

The principal Opposition party’s counter came a day after the BJP mounted a scathing attack on Mr. Gandhi, accusing him of being the “flag-bearer of anti-India forces”, and pushing their agenda in the country.

“The BJP’s habit is to blame the Congress for its own failures, bringing us international shame. Whether it is said in Colombia or Kanpur, the reality remains the same — India’s government has failed to harness the vast potential of our economy and is undoing our demographic dividend. Our democratic system being hijacked is a matter that has brought us disrepute across the world, courtesy the BJP itself,” All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal said in a post on social media platform X.

“It is a stale, hackneyed and misdirected tactic by the BJP ecosystem to attack Rahul ji for speaking plainly. It would serve them better if they paid close attention to his statements and acted to rectify the glaring flaws he has been highlighting since 2014,” Mr. Venugopal said.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits abroad, Mr. Venugopal said, the Congress party had always been the target of attacks, and India and her people were “insulted”.

“Let us not forget, before he became the PM and for many years after, Narendra Modi used his foreign visits to not only attack the Congress, but insult India and its people. It is therefore plain hypocrisy for the BJP to now question Rahul ji for merely exposing the misrule, corruption and undemocratic character of the BJP,” the Congress leader said.