Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. He made the attack as India records over 92,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours. In his tweet, Gandhi stated, “The Modi government has said we must be self-reliant. This means we have to save your own lives as the PM is busy with peacocks.”
Rahul Gandhi’s attack was all over Twitter, however, he was nowhere to be seen. The former Congress President has taken leave from the Lok Sabha. In a letter written to the Speaker, he stated that he had to travel abroad for a routine check-up of his mother Sonia Gandhi. Usually one of her children accompanies Sonia Gandhi. And this time Rahul Gandhi has chosen to accompany her.
However, some of the party members are unhappy with the timing of his visit. The Question hours are in suspension and also the elections in Bihar and Bengal are coming up. They feel that it was important for him to be present physically. Many party members feel that now is the time for Rahul Gandhi to be present in Parliament.
Also, many party members think now is the time when Rahul Gandhi and Congress must try and reach out to other opposition parties. Rahul Gandhi has often been accused of not being around when needed the most. Whether it was during the anti-CAA protests or Delhi riots. Even though he has been aggressive on the China issue, he skipped 11 meetings of the parliamentary committee on defence. He attended it for the first time this week to raise the issue of the food habits of jawans.
The supporters of Rahul Gandhi states that he does not have to be around to take up issues. His support is always backstage.