BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for 'traitor' remark, says language similar to 'enemy nation'

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Wednesday criticised the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, likening his language to that of an "enemy nation". They also called the Congress leader "frustrated" and the leader of "anti-India forces".

The reactions came amid a political row after Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were "traitors" who had worked to "sell India".

Union Minister Giriraj Singh alleged that LoP Gandhi's language has become "like that of an enemy nation".

Speaking to IANS, Singh said: "He (Rahul Gandhi) speaks in a way that only an adversarial country would speak. The world already knows India’s economy; it does not need a certificate from Rahul Gandhi. Today, Rahul Gandhi wants unrest in the country, but he should not forget that the people of this country and the youth stand with PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah."

"I believe Rahul Gandhi is in frustration, and this frustration comes from the Gandhi family’s hunger for power. He has become mentally unstable," the Union Minister added.

Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi claimed people have "eliminated the Congress".

Calling PM Modi an "icon", Saraogi said: "The language that Rahul Gandhi is using will never be acceptable by the people of the nation."

BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari accused LoP Gandhi of having an "anarchic" mindset.

"He exactly speaks like 'Urban Naxals'. He has called 140 crore Indians as 'traitors', this clearly reflects that Rahul Gandhi's policies and intentions are similar to that of the 'tukde tukde' gang," he told IANS.

Bhandari added that people of the country are now aware that Rahul Gandhi is not merely a political opponent, "he is the opponent of India's democracy".