The BJP launched a scathing attack on former Congress President Sonia Gandhi Monday, accusing her of "working against India" after allegations surfaced regarding her links with an organization financed by the George Soros Foundation.
The BJP alleges that Sonia Gandhi, Co-President of the FDL-AP Foundation, is related to an outfit sponsored by the George Soros Foundation. It is known that George Soros's Foundation is an anti-India outfit based in the US and has supported the Kashmir cause as an independent nation.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju termed the exposure "serious" and asked for a concerted battle against foreign forces that are allegedly conspiring against India.
Talking to the media, Rijiju said, "This issue should not be viewed from a political angle. If any Indian is involved with foreign powers that are against India, it is a serious matter that must be addressed. The involvement of George Soros, and the alleged links of Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi, is not merely about Congress but about India's sovereignty."
"The way India is progressing under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, if foreign forces work against it, we must stand united. I urge Congress to join us in fighting against such foreign forces," he added.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh accused the Congress leaders, Gandhis in particular of "treason."
"Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are doing treason. Along with George Soros, they try to influence India with anti-national agendas. They should answer for this. The 'tukde-tukde' gang, committed to dividing India, has Rahul Gandhi as their leader," he said.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma also attacked Congress, saying it was creating "false narratives" to mislead the public.
"Congress has a history of manufacturing narratives about tribal areas, which sparks provocative content against different sections of society. It clearly shows connections to urban Naxal tendencies. Rahul Gandhi's recent claim of the Constitution being in danger is another baseless narrative prepared abroad and spread through foreign media and social media platforms," he told IANS.
Sharma further alleged that such narratives are timed to coincide with elections, special occasions, or parliamentary sessions.
"These agencies of foreign powers come up with sensational claims in their newspapers and social media. Then, some Indian leaders take up these narratives to defame the government. Their objective is to deceive the people when they do not succeed," he said.
Referring to the recent electoral defeats of Congress, Sharma added, "Congress' defeat in Haryana and Maharashtra has broken them. Their alliance, created to deceive the voters and get power, is breaking down. The public now knows this 'thugbandhan' as a cheat."
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