BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Sudhanshu Trivedi, on Thursday raised serious concerns in Parliament over what he described as deliberate and coordinated attacks on India's national interests by foreign entities.
Trivedi slammed international forces for attempting to undermine India's growth and stability, calling their actions suspicious and conspicuous, targeting the resolution of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Trivedi said, "Given that India has emerged as a strategic, economic, and diplomatic power under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the introduction of the resolution for Viksit Bharat, we have seen increasing foreign activities targeted at the economic, moral, and social aspects of our nation for the last three years."
He mentioned that as per an investigative report published by a French newspaper about the Sarajevo-based Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, it was linked to some foreign governments and US businessman and financier George Soros.
"This project is funded by foreign governments, and its focus is on India. Along with this funding, it also has connections with George Soros," he said.
Trivedi presented a series of events over the past three years, raising questions over the timing of certain reports and incidents he claims are aligned with some big political events in India.
He cited instances, saying on February 3, 2021, an Indian farmers report came during the Budget Session of January 2021; on July 18, 2021, the Pegasus report was out during the Monsoon Session of Parliament; on January 24, 2023, the Hindenburg report appeared on the eve of the Budget Session, which was set to start on January 31; on January 17, 2023, the BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' was released on July 19, 2023 and a video of the Manipur violence appeared a day before the Monsoon Session.
He further noted that during election campaigns earlier this year, a report on COVID-19 vaccines was published on May 10, 2023. He added that while the Monsoon Session of Parliament concluded on August 9, 2023, a Hindenburg report followed on August 10.
Trivedi said that attention ought to be brought to the currently ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, that started from November 25 and made an allegation wherein a report targeted by a US attorney towards an Indian business house happened on November 20 only.
Trivedi pointed to a never-before incident by highlighting, "For the first time in Indian history, during recent General Elections, the Russian government issued an official statement alleging foreign interference in the elections. This has never happened before."
Turning to the Opposition, Trivedi asked, "Is this happening knowingly or unknowingly? If unknowingly, come forward and discuss it. But if knowingly, a strict investigation must be conducted. I am not citing isolated incidents; I have presented a consistent sequence spanning three years."
Trivedi assured that such external efforts would not derail India's progress.
"To those who think they can pull India down, I want to say that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, no foreign interference can affect us. These so-called defenders of democracy will fail," he concluded.
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