NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'obedient servant' of foreign forces that kill Indians. The Congress party questioned whether the PM would raise the killing of Indian seafarers and the 'threatening language' of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the Indian foreign minister during his upcoming meeting in Paris with US President Donald Trump.
Rahul Gandhi's Remarks
Tagging a video of workers and the captain of the MT Celestial ship, Rahul said, 'Just days after three Indian sailors were killed in American attacks, there is neither regret nor apology. On the contrary, the US continues to issue orders. A sovereign nation would never tolerate such language. But our compromised PM? Silent. He listens like an obedient servant and complies with the orders.'
Congress Demands Action
The Congress party stated that India should postpone the upcoming visit of US trade representatives in light of the killings of seafarers and Rubio's 'threatening language' with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Kharge Slams PM
Party president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the PM for his 'silence' over the killings. 'And you have the audacity to sugarcoat it with the Vishwaguru narrative. India used to be a Vishwaguru when it maintained its strategic autonomy and followed the policy of non-alignment. The world listened to us when all previous governments followed this consistent policy of not surrendering,' he said.
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