Since BJP and opposition MPs in both Houses were involved in a controversy over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's comments that Indian "democracy is under threat" while in the UK, Parliament was adjourned on the first day of the post-recess Budget session without conducting any business. It caused a significant outcry as treasury benches members demanded Rahul's apology and opposition members asked for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg matter.
Leading BJP figures brought up Rahul's comments as soon as the Houses' sessions got underway. Rajnath Singh, the deputy leader of the House and minister of defence, brought it up in the Lok Sabha, but Piyush Goyal, the leader of the House, did so in the Rajya Sabha despite raucous objections from the opposition benches.
Charging the Congress leader for trying to defame India by making such remarks on foreign soil, Singh said, “Rahul Gandhi, who is a member of the Lok Sabha, had gone to London and tried to ‘discredit’ India and said the democratic system in India is completely crumbling. He also said that foreign powers should save India’s democracy. He tried to ‘deeply hurt’ India’s honour and prestige.”
PM Modi attacks Rahul for London remark
It was a disgrace that "some people sitting in London have the guts to put on trial the mother of all democracies and humiliate 1.3 billion fellow Indians," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an apparent jab at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in the state of Karnataka, which is going to the polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Karnataka and the rest of the nation to be vigilant against anyone questioning their commitment to democracy, stating that "Indian democracy has a heritage that dates back several centuries. No nation-state can undermine its democratic foundations. Despite this, some individuals continue to challenge it.