In a sharp reply to the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ’s recent remarks in Parliament, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar accused him of deliberately spreading falsehoods. S Jaishankar, addressing the issue, clarified his visit to the United States, saying that the purpose of the trip was to engage in discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
“Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024. I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration. Also to chair a gathering of our Consuls General. During my stay, the incoming NSA-designate met with me. At no stage was an invitation in respect of the PM discussed. It is common knowledge that our PM does not attend such events. In fact, India is generally represented by Special Envoys. Rahul Gandhi’s lies may be intended politically. But they damage the nation abroad”, tweeted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024.
I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration. Also to chair a gathering of our Consuls General. During my stay, the incoming NSA-designate met…
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 3, 2025
While speaking in Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks at the President’s address, Rahul claimed that the foreign minister had visited the United States many times to request an invitation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Trump’s inauguration ceremony. “When we talk to the USA, we would not send our foreign minister multiple times to request an invitation for the Prime Minister to the coronation,” Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha.
“Because if we had a production system and if we were working on technologies, the American President would come here and invite the Prime Minister,” Gandhi stated. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju objected to Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on PM Modi over the inaugural ceremony of US President Donald Trump.
“Leader of Opposition cannot make such a serious unsubstantial statement. This is related to the relation between two countries and he is making an unverified statement about the invitation of the Prime Minister of our country”, Rijiju said.
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