‘Frequent visits are curious’: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for visiting Vietnam ‘extra than his constituency’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday criticised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for reportedly touring to Vietnam, his second go to to the nation this yr.
During a press convention, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad casted doubts concerning the frequency of Rahul’s visits to Vietnam and mentioned that the chief of the opposition within the Lok Sabha should clarify his fondness for the Southeast Asian nation.
“One heard Rahul Gandhi was in Vietnam during Holi after being there during the New Year as well. He is spending more time in Vietnam than in his constituency. He needs to explain his extraordinary fondness for Vietnam,” Prasad mentioned.
“The frequency of his visits to that country is very curious,” he added.
Rahul’s latest journey comes months after he traveled to Vietnam through the seven-day nationwide mourning interval for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Earlier in January, the BJP had alleged that Rahul “exploited” former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s dying for his “expedient politics” and flew to Vietnam to ring within the New Year whereas the nation mourned his passing.
“While the country is mourning Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s demise, Rahul Gandhi has flown to Vietnam to ring in the New Year. Rahul Gandhi politicized and exploited Dr. Singh’s death for his expedient politics, but his contempt for him is unmissable,” BJP’s Amit Malviya had mentioned.
The Congress celebration refuted the allegations and remained silent on the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s go to to Vietnam through the seven-day mourning interval declared by the Centre.
Senior Congress chief and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat defended Rahul’s go to to Vietnam, saying the celebration chief was visiting the Southeast Asian nation “to study its economic model.”
“I believe he has gone to Vietnam to study its economy and social system, which are currently a model. He has gone there to study their economic model… If after a difficult and busy election year, he, as an individual, takes some time out for himself, then why is the BJP trying to look for a political twist in it?” Congress chief Harish Rawat had mentioned.