BJP Faces 10 Questions On China Links In Congress Counter-Offensive

New Delhi:

Singed by the BJP’s allegations of corruption and subversive dealings with China, the Congress occasion on Saturday hit again on the ruling occasion with 10 pointed questions on its relationships with the Chinese Communist Party and Beijing. Facing rising questions over the conflict in Ladakh with Chinese troops that left 20 Indian troopers useless final week, the BJP has mounted accusations on the Congress management over the previous few days.

Taking on BJP chief JP Nadda for “his flailing attempts at distraction and diversion from the issues of national security and territorial integrity”, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala mentioned the occasion itself is “scared of the questions being asked on its deep-rooted Chinese connections”.

He launched a listing of 10 questions that embody the BJP’s hyperlinks to the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) and its interactions with the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

“What is the connection of the BJP to the Communist Party of China (CCP)? What is the historical relationship between BJP and CCP spoken about by the then BJP President, Shri Rajnath Singh during the visit of a CCP delegation on January 30th, 2007 and reiterated by him during the meeting with members of Politburo of the CCP on October 17th, 2008?” the Congress requested

“Why did the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (‘RSS’) go to China in January 2009 on an invite from the CCP? Why was a delegation of RSS invited by the CCP despite it not being a political party and what discussions were held on our sensitive state of Arunachal Pradesh as also Tibet?” it requested.

“Why did the then BJP President, Shri Nitin Gadkari go to China on a five-day visit on January 19th, 2011 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (‘CCP’)?” it mentioned.

The questions additionally included these on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s a number of visits to China, internet hosting the nation’s management with grand occasions in India and much-talked about photograph op Chinese President Xi Jinping on a swing.

“Why did the then BJP President, Shri Amit Shah send a delegation of MP’s/MLA’s in November 2014 to China for a week-long study in “The Party School” of the Chinese Communist Party (‘CCP’)?” the Congress requested.

It additionally dared the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – the ideological mentor of the BJP – to declare its donors together with overseas just like the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation which has been the topic of many of the party’s accusations this week.

“Will the BJP declare the name of donors from whom it has received thousands of crores in donations through electoral bonds?” the Congress mentioned, together with different questions on funding of the occasion, the RSS and different related organisations.

The questions got here in response the BJP’s sharp assault on the Gandhi household, which leads the Congress, and allegations of impropriety within the switch of Rs 20 lakh from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) in 2005, throughout the Congress-led Manmohan Singh authorities.

On Friday the BJP adopted up its claims with party chief JP Nadda releasing papers he mentioned had been proof the Congress had pushed for a regional commerce settlement beneficial to China, referring to this as “economic surrender” after Rahul Gandhi, final week, referred to as Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Surender” Modi.