Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over 'Trump coronation invitation', BJP retorts
The Lok Sabha witnessed a war of words between the Treasury benches and the Opposition after senior Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi targeted the government and claimed that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was sent to the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President to ensure a US invite for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP MPs, led by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, strongly objected to his remark and said he could not make such unsubstantiated statements.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, Gandhi said: "When we talk to the United States, we would not send our foreign minister to invite our Prime Minister to his coronation."
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"If we had a production system and if we were working on technologies, the American President would come here and invite the Prime Minister," he said.
Replying to his comments, Rijiju was quoted as saying in the Parliament: "He is making unverified statements about the invitation of our Prime Minister. He should be responsible."
Donald Trump's inauguration occurred on January 20.
EAM S Jaishankar had attended the event.
