Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of speaking the “language of Pakistan” to mislead the country with his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on foreign policy instead of presenting a united face.“It harms the country,” Rijiju told reporters, a day after the Congress leader slammed Modi over his government’s China policy.
The BJP leader said he will advise the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha that he should work in cooperation on foreign policy and not make comments “against the country”, a sign of deepening acrimony between the ruling alliance and the Opposition ahead of the start of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.
Rijiju said, “You (Gandhi) criticise the prime minister on foreign policy instead of presenting a united face. How does it benefit the country…
“Rahul Gandhi tries to mislead by speaking the language of Pakistan on foreign policy.”
Gandhi had on Tuesday tagged a media report on S Jaishankar calling on Chinese President Xi Jinping and apprising him of the recent development in India-China ties, and alleged that the external affairs minister was “running a full-blown circus aimed at destroying India’s foreign policy”.
“I guess the Chinese foreign minister will come and apprise Modi about recent developments in China-India ties. The EAM is now running a full-blown circus aimed at destroying India’s foreign policy,” Gandhi had said.