During Rahul Gandhi’s US visit, he once again called India a ‘union of states’
New Delhi: As part of his continuing tour to the US, Rahul Gandhi once again referred to India as a “union of states,” which might spark problems back home.
Gandhi said this on Monday (local time) at an event in the Washington, DC, metro region. There, he claimed that the Indian diaspora in the US had “two identities”: American and Indian.
He said, “They (the diaspora) can transfer the ideas back and forth,” as reported by media report.
“You serve as the link between these two outstanding unions. Furthermore, we are very proud of you as we know how much being here meant to you. We are aware of the challenges and hardships you have experienced. However, you arrived here with love, respect, and humility.You did not state that you despise the United States or that it is less than us. The Congress MP said, “You are proud of both India and the United States.”
On his first trip to the United States as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, India’s Lower House of Parliament, the former head of Congress is visiting the country informally.
In addition, the Rae Bareli MP, who has come under heavy fire from the BJP for characterizing the country as a “union of states,” used the Constitution once again as a weapon against the governing party and the RSS, its ideological guru.
“The Constitution specifies unequivocally that ‘India, or Bharat, is a confederation of states.’ It refers to the blending of languages, customs, histories, dance, or music,” he said.
Gandhi further said that the RSS saw certain states and people as “inferior” to others.
Will there be an India where individuals are free to believe anything they want? or one in which a select few determine what will occur?” He inquired.
