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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is on a trip to the USA, slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his public address at the University of Texas and another interaction with the Indian diaspora in Dallas. The 54-year-old Leader of the Opposition tore into the PM Modi-led party and spoke on many critical issues.

Reacting sharply to his speeches, the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi dislikes insulting India. A party spokesperson said the Congress leader always remains eager to bat for China.

What Rahul Said In the USA

Speaking on the idea of India while addressing the diaspora, Rahul said that while RSS believes India is one idea, the Congress party considers it a multiplicity of ideas.

'That's the fight': Rahul said.

Referring to the Lok Sabha results of recently concluded nationwide polls, Rahul claimed that the fear of the BJP vanished almost immediately after the outcome.

"Within minutes of the election result, nobody was scared of the BJP and the Prime Minister of India. These are huge achievements, not of Rahul Gandhi or Congress, but of the people of India who realised we are not going to accept an attack on the Constitution," he said.

When asked about the low female labour participation in India, Rahul blamed the attitude of a large number of Indian males towards the women.

"In a large number of Indian males, attitude towards women is ridiculous," he said, adding that there is a need to change the mindset to think of women the same way we think of men.

RSS and opposition's attitude towards women has stark differences, the congress leader claimed.

"BJP/RSS believe that women should be restricted to a particular role, they should stay at home, cook food, they should not talk too much, we believe women should be allowed to aspire to whatever they want to do," he said.

BJP Hits Back

Rahul's remarks have drawn strong hitback from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which termed him as someone who was "eager to bat for China".

"Is it because of his MoU with the Communist Party of China that he always bats for China and does not bat for India? Rahul does not stop here, he attacks the Indian legal system just because he is out on bail. He predicts social tension in India just because it is his strategy to divide and rule," Bhandari said.

"Sam Pitroda says that he is no longer the 'Pappu'. He has become very evil now because all his statements reflect falsehood against India, all his statements reflect a man who wants to divide society and a man who wants to bat for the Chinese. He insults the Hindu gods by saying that it does not mean God. This is why the INDI Alliance is always against Sanatana," he said.

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