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Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi is spending more time in Vietnam than his constituency, and said the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha needs to explain his ‘extraordinary fondness’ for that country.
“Where is Rahul Gandhi? I heard he has gone to Vietnam,” BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference where he attacked the Karnataka government for its decision to give four per cent quota in government contracts to Muslims.
Prasad said Gandhi was in the Southeast Asian country during the new year as well, claiming that he has spent nearly 22 days there.
“He does not spend so many days in his constituency. What is the reason of his so much love for Vietnam suddenly,” the BJP leader was quoted as saying by PTI in a report .
Gandhi is the Leader of Opposition and should be available in India, he said.
He added, “Rahul Gandhi needs to explain his extraordinary fondness for Vietnam. The frequency of his visit to that country is very curious.”
The Congress expectedly hit back and accused the BJP of politicising his private visits, and has said that he as an individual has a right to travel abroad.
