India has not tolerated Western criticism since Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

New Delhi, 2 Apr. Indian External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar this Sunday rejected “Western” criticism of the judicial process that could disqualify a prominent leader in a defamation case against the “prince” of Indian politics, Rahul Gandhi. will be measured in 2024 gens.

Speaking at a political event with hundreds of young voters in the southern city of Bengaluru, Jaishankar said, “The West believes that it is a God-given right to have a say in the internal affairs of other countries.

He was responding to a question about the comments made by Germany and the US regarding the condemnation of the most important leader of the historic Congress Party who was disqualified as a member of the Indian Parliament.

“We need to stop making big calls to the world saying there are problems in India and asking the US and the rest of the world (for help),” the foreign minister said in a statement carried by Indian media.

Gandhi was sentenced to two years in prison for defaming Modi, when during an election rally he asked why all the thieves had the last name “Modi”, referring to two fugitives from a justice accused of fraud and corruption who shared the same surname, without family ties. As Prime Minister despite having no family relation.

Following his conviction and subsequent removal from Parliament, the US State Department reminded India of the importance of freedom of expression and separation of powers in a democracy.

Rahul Gandhi is the most relevant political figure of the country’s opposition, and his name is directly associated with the Congress party he created, which has been the largest political force in India for decades.

Dauf was the leader of the opposition in the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that began with independent India’s first head of government, Jawaharlal Nehru, and continued with his daughter Indira Gandhi, without any connection to the pacifist Mahatma Gandhi.

This was followed by his son Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul’s father, who would be assassinated years later during a political rally. EFE

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