‘Have To Handle Threats To Democracy Ourselves’: Congress’ Damage Control

New Delhi:

The Congress seems to have distanced itself from the controversy over its chief Digvijaya Singh’s tweet thanking Germany’s international ministry for being attentive to Rahul Gandhi’s suspension from the Lok Sabha.

BJP leaders and union ministers have slammed Mr Singh over the tweet, calling it an open try to ask international powers to intervene in India’s inside issues.

Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who’s answerable for the social gathering’s communications, mentioned the nation’s political issues must be solved from inside, amid assaults by the BJP for allegedly making an attempt to pull in international powers to affect India’s inside matter.

“Congress firmly believes that India’s democratic processes themselves must cope with the threats posed to our democracy by Mr Modi’s assault on our establishments and his politics of vendetta, intimidation, threats and harassment. Congress and opposition events will take him on fearlessly,” Mr Ramesh tweeted, with out straight mentioning Mr Singh’s remark that had led to an enormous controversy.

.@INCIndia firmly believes that India’s democratic processes themselves must cope with the threats posed to our democracy by Mr. Modi’s assault on our establishments & his politics of vendetta, intimidation, threats & harrasment. INC & Oppn events will take him on fearlessly.

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 30, 2023

Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju and Anurag Thakur slammed Mr Gandhi in tweets, repeating the allegation that he seeks international intervention in home affairs.

“Thanks Rahul Gandhi for inviting international powers for interference into India’s inside issues. Bear in mind, Indian judiciary cannot be influenced by international interference. India will not tolerate international affect any extra as a result of our Prime Minister is Narendra Modi ji,” Mr Rijiju tweeted.

Thanks Rahul Gandhi for inviting international powers for interference into India’s inside issues. Bear in mind, Indian Judiciary cannot be influenced by international interference. India will not tolerate ‘international affect’ anymore as a result of our Prime Minister is:- Shri @narendramodi Ji 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xHzGRzOYTz

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 30, 2023

The Congress has rubbished the cost, difficult the BJP to provide examples of Mr Gandhi requesting such an intervention. Mr Gandhi has solely been talking concerning the state of affairs in India in his engagements overseas and never asking for assist, his social gathering has mentioned, referring to his speech within the UK just lately.

“Thanks Germany International Affairs Ministry and Richard Walker for being attentive to how democracy is being compromised in India by means of persecution of Rahul Gandhi,” Mr Singh had tweeted, referring to Germany acknowledging it has been monitoring the developments regarding Mr Gandhi after he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case over asking if everybody with the surname “Modi” was a “thief”.

Thanks Germany International Affairs Ministry and Richard Walker @rbsw for being attentive to how the Democracy is being compromised in India by means of persecution of @RahulGandhihttps://t.co/CNy6fPkBi3

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 30, 2023

Germany on Thursday mentioned that “elementary democratic rules” ought to apply within the case of Mr Gandhi. “We’ve got taken observe of the decision of first occasion towards the Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi in addition to the suspension of his parliamentary mandate. To our data, Mr Gandhi is able to attraction the decision,” a German international ministry spokesperson mentioned throughout a press briefing. “It’s going to then develop into clear whether or not this verdict will stand and whether or not the suspension of his mandate has any foundation,” she added.

Earlier this week, the US mentioned that it’s watching the Rahul Gandhi case and so they proceed to interact with the Indian authorities on a shared dedication to democratic values, together with freedom of expression.

The legal defamation case towards Rahul Gandhi was filed by Gujarat BJP MLA Purnesh Modi.