Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: In the wake of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha of inciting violence against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Rahul Gandhi expressed his deep concern over the attack on Trump, condemning the act in strong terms. “Such acts must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,” he stated on Sunday.
However, Amit Malviya, head of the BJP IT cell, dismissed Gandhi’s comments as insincere. “Third Time Fail Rahul Gandhi has often encouraged and justified violence against Prime Minister Modi, who he has lost elections to several times now. How can India ever forget how Punjab Police, then under the Congress, deliberately compromised PM’s security, when his convoy was left stranded on a flyover,” Malviya posted on X.
Malviya further drew parallels between the language used by US President Joe Biden and Rahul Gandhi towards their respective political opponents. “‘Democracy is in Danger’ is the theme in the US presidential election just like ‘Samvidhaan ko Bachana hai’ was the opposition’s pitch here in India,” he commented.
Malviya also highlighted past remarks made by Gandhi, where he labeled Modi as a “dictator,” akin to the criticisms directed at Trump by Democrat leaders, including Biden. “Caste, like race in America, was weaponized to drive a wedge in Indian society. Demonising opponents and calling them dictator is also not a coincidence. In fact, the global money bag, with dangerous ideas, used the term for the first time to describe democratically elected powerful world leaders, who he couldn’t control,” Malviya added.
The assassination attempt on Trump, the most serious since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, has intensified concerns about political violence in the highly polarized United States, less than four months before the presidential election. Republicans have quickly pointed fingers at Biden and his allies, arguing that persistent attacks on Trump as a threat to democracy have contributed to a toxic environment. A particular remark by Biden on July 8, urging donors to “put Trump in the bullseye,” has come under scrutiny.
