Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar slams Rahul Gandhi over statements made in US

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi on his statements in the United States. He said that there is nothing more condemnable intolerable than one in Constitutional position becoming part of enemies of the nation, adding that he is "pained and disturbed" that some people in position have no idea of national interest.

This comes after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in Washington. The US leader is known to have an anti-Indian stance. Dhankar further said that true "Bharatiyas" would never side with the enemies of the nation.

"Imagine, ultimate sacrifice have been given by how many in getting this freedom, in protecting this freedom, in protecting the nation! Our brothers and sisters are also involved in combat position. Mothers have lost their sons, wives have lost their husbands. We can't ridicule our nationalism," said the vice president.



He called for every Indian outside the country to be an ambassador of the nation and said that it was painful to see someone who holds a Constitutional position doing the exact opposite.

He further targeted the Congress party saying that they do not understand the value of freedom and and did not understand the 5000 years of civilisational depth of the country.

"Let me invite your attention first to our Constitution. This Constitution is sacred. It was structured over three years of painstaking work by the founding fathers of the Constitution, the members of the Constituent Assembly, over 18 sessions, without disruption, without disturbance, without sloganeering, without any posters being raised. It worked through the mechanism of debate, dialogue, discussion and deliberation. Challenges, boys and girl before them, were Himalayan, insurmountable. The issues were divisive, there could not be easy consensus. They worked for it, they work for us," said Dhankar.


He said that some people wanted to divide the nation, which was ignorance of "extremity".

Apart from meeting Ilhan Omar, Rahul Gandhi also made statements about Sikhs not being safe in India, which has drawn widespread backlash from BJP. He claimed that China controlled around 4,000 sq km of Indian territory.