Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Wednesday attacked the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on the issue of reservations and alleged that the Congress is conspiring to abolish the reservation system.
Gandhi also met US diplomat Donald Lu and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, as well as officials from the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, during his Washington DC visit.
"How would America react if a neighbour occupied 4,000 square kilometers of its territory? Would any president be able to get away with saying he's handled that well?" Rahul Gandhi said.
During his address at the National Press Club in Washington DC, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke about long-term prospects for India-US relations, especially in terms of strategic partnerships.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, speaking at the National Press Club in Washington DC, said that our party was politically forced to take up the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Nyay Yatra because all the instruments that normally work in a democracy were not working.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has interacted with Indian diaspora besides students and faculty at universities during his visit to the United States, also met US lawmakers.
Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the United States evoked a sharp reaction from the BJP leaders, where he said that today the fight in India is whether a Sikh person will be able to wear his turban, kada, and visit Gurdwara.
Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party with a veiled reference to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), stating that the ruling party doesn't understand that the country is for everyone, whereas for them whose headquarters are in Nagpur, only one ideology is important.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said that the Congress party will think of scrapping reservations when India becomes a "fair place," which it is not.
This comes amid a row created by Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the United States, where he said that today the fight in India is whether a Sikh person will be able to wear his turban, kada, and visit Gurdwara.
A statement from BCCI said, "The Men's Selection Committee have announced certain changes for the second round of the Duleep Trophy starting from 12th September in Anantapur." India A Captain Gill, Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep and Akash Deep have been named in India's Test squad for the serie