Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has unleashed another attack on BJP, stating that he believes the basic idea behind the Chinese troops on the Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh borders was similar to Ukraine.
Rahul, during an interaction at the Chatham House in London as part of his week-long UK tour, added that he mentioned this to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who disagreed and termed it a "ludicrous idea."
"In my view, the basic idea behind the troops in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh is similar to what is happening in Ukraine. I mentioned this to the Foreign Minister (S Jaishankar) but he completely disagrees with me and thinks it is a ludicrous idea," Rahul Gandhi was quoted by ANI.
Equating the Indian border to that of Ukraine, Rahul said that just like Russia attacking Ukraine for having a relationship with the West, China too wanted India to shun the US.
"The basic principle that has been applied in Ukraine is that Russia has told Ukraine that we do not accept your relationship with Europe and America and if you do not change this relationship, we will challenge your territorial integrity."
"I think this is what is happening on the borders of my country. China doesn't want us to have a relationship with the US. It is threatening us by saying if you continue to have a relationship then we'll take action. That is why they have got troops in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh," Rahul Gandhi added.
He further trained his guns on the Centre, calling the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a "fundamentalist" and "fascist" organisation. Rahul said that the RSS has captured pretty much all of India's institutions, changing the nature of democratic contests in the country.
According to Gandhi, the RSS is a secret society. “It's built along the lines of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the idea is to use the democratic contest to come to power and then subvert the democratic contest afterwards,” the Congress leader claimed.
He added that the BJP likes to believe it will be in power in India eternally but that is not the case, and to say the Congress is "gone" is a ridiculous idea.
Gandhi also pinpointed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's lack of focus on the shifting nature of the political discourse in India as the key factor behind its failure. "To put it in perspective, if you look at the time from independence to now, the Congress party has been in power for the majority of the time," he said.
"Before the BJP was in power for 10 years, we were in power for 10 years. The BJP likes to believe that they have come to power in India and they are going to be in power eternally, that is not the case," the Congress leader added.
