The BJP has jumped into the mounting controversy, raising strong objections against remarks made by Rahul Gandhi, labelling them as "anti-India" and "insulting" to the nation. ABJP leader said that it was Gandhi's nature to tarnish India's image abroad.
"This is Rahul Gandhi's nature. He is the self-proclaimed crown prince of his party, and he always tarnishes India's image by going abroad. His fundamental thinking has always been anti-India. Whenever Congress governments have been in power, they have made decisions under pressure from fore
His remarks follow Gandhi's statement on Thursday, in which he said that "cowardice" was at the heart of the ideology of the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday called Congress MP Rahul Gandhi a fearless leader and defended the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition's recent statements in Colombia regarding the threat to democracy in India, saying that he said whatever is happening in the country.
Chandrashekhar said that the instructions to issue show-cause notices to former MP Gowda and Tumkur MLA Ranganath were given by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar. He further stated that action will be taken against the two leaders over their remarks.
Labelling Gowda's statements as "unruly", Congress issued a notice asking for the reason behind making such remarks, and said that it was a "violation of party discipline".
Khera mocked the BJP, saying that a coin of Rs 60 should have been issued, the same amount that freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar used to receive from the Britishers.
While addressing a press conference here, Prasad implied that Rahul Gandhi was making such remarks because he wants power. He further accused the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha of "abusing" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's development.