{"id":6658,"date":"2025-10-03T02:12:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=6658"},"modified":"2025-10-03T02:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:12:37","slug":"rahul-gandhi-flags-wholesale-attack-on-democracy-bjp-accuses-him-of-insulting-india-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?p=6658","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi Flags \u2018Wholesale Attack\u2019 on Democracy; BJP Accuses Him of Insulting India Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has alleged that India\u2019s democratic system is facing a \u201cwholesale attack,\u201d sparking a fresh political storm back home. Speaking at EIA University in Medell\u00edn, Colombia, during his ongoing South America tour, Gandhi said India\u2019s diverse traditions, religions, and ideas can only thrive within a democratic framework.<br><br>\u201cWe cannot replicate China\u2019s model, which suppresses its people and enforces an authoritarian system,\u201d Gandhi argued, stressing that India\u2019s strength lies in its complexity and diversity. While expressing optimism about the country\u2019s future, he warned that the biggest risk India faces today is the ongoing assault on democracy.<br><br>His remarks drew a sharp backlash from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which accused him of \u201cdefaming India on foreign soil.\u201d Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said it would have been more appropriate for Gandhi to extend Vijayadashami greetings to Indians rather than criticizing the country abroad. He alleged that Gandhi has made a habit of speaking against India whenever he travels overseas.<br><br>BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya echoed the criticism, stating, \u201cOnce again, Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and undermines India\u2019s democracy and its people, simply because they have rejected him more than 90 times.\u201d<br><br>The exchange has once again underscored the deep political divide between the ruling BJP and the Congress, with Gandhi positioning himself as a defender of democratic values while the BJP accuses him of repeatedly tarnishing India\u2019s image internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Gandhi \" class=\"wp-image-6006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-696x455.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-1068x698.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has alleged that India\u2019s democratic system is facing a \u201cwholesale attack,\u201d sparking a fresh political storm back home. Speaking at EIA University in Medell\u00edn, Colombia, during his ongoing South America tour, Gandhi said India\u2019s diverse traditions, religions, and ideas can only thrive within a democratic framework. \u201cWe cannot replicate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"category-nation"},"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9.jpg",1410,921,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-300x196.jpg",300,196,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-768x502.jpg",696,455,true],"large":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-1024x669.jpg",696,455,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9.jpg",1410,921,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9.jpg",1410,921,false],"td_150x0":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-150x98.jpg",150,98,true],"td_218x150":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-218x150.jpg",218,150,true],"td_300x0":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-300x196.jpg",300,196,true],"td_324x400":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-324x400.jpg",324,400,true],"td_485x360":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-485x360.jpg",485,360,true],"td_696x0":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-696x455.jpg",696,455,true],"td_1068x0":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-1068x698.jpg",1068,698,true],"td_1920x0":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9.jpg",1410,921,false],"td_265x198":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-265x198.jpg",265,198,true],"td_741x486":["https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rahul-Gandhi-9-741x486.jpg",741,486,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Praveen Soni","author_link":"https:\/\/jeevaypunjab.com\/?author=2"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has alleged that India\u2019s democratic system is facing a \u201cwholesale attack,\u201d sparking a fresh political storm back home. 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