TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of being a “bhagidar” (collaborator), instead of a ‘chowkidar’, in alleged graft in the Rafale deal and saying the people were the victims of his “gimmickery”.
After a no-holds barred and scathing criticism of Modi on several issues including Rafale fighter jet deal, Gandhi walked across the green-carpeted Well of Lok Sabha to Modi and hugged him, a gesture which took the everyone in the House by surprise.
In an over an hour-long speech on the no-confidence motion in its support, Gandhi said the Telugu Desam Party like many others was “a victim of Bharatiya Janata Party’s political weapon called ‘jumla strike’ (gimmickery).” The TDP has moved the no-trust motion against the National Democratic Alliance government.
Taking on the government on the Rafale deal, Gandhi said “I have no hesitation in saying that… under pressure from the prime minister, Nirmala Sitharaman spoke untruth to the people. Who are being helped? Nirmala ji, PM ji, please tell the country.”
