Rahul Gandhi's Meeting With Parliament Panel Amid Row Over London Remarks
NDTV
Speaking about his remarks on India's democracy, Rahul Gandhi said that he did not ask any other country to intervene.
Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke at length about his speech in London amid the BJP's allegation that he insulted the country abroad by questioning the state of democracy. The Wayanad MP said that he only raised questions about India's democracy, and could not be labelled "anti-national" for that, according to sources.
At a Parliamentary Consultative Committee chaired by the External Affairs Ministry, Mr Gandhi also added that he did not ask any other country to intervene.
According to sources, the former Congress chief told the leaders present that he believes this is an internal matter and they will solve it.
Remarks by Mr Gandhi were countered by BJP MPs saying that this was not the appropriate platform to speak on this topic. A few other MPs present at the meeting also supported the argument put forward by the BJP MP while many opposition MPs supported Mr Gandhi's right to clarify or defend himself given the oblique reference in the meeting to his remarks made during his London visit.
