PM’s foreign policy based on hugs

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday referred to the BJP-RSS as a “bunch of jokers” who have no understanding of India and scoffed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of foreign policy which he claimed was all about hugging leaders.

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha also claimed that the RSS as an original force is dead and has now become an “instrument of large capital — Mr Adani and Mr Ambani”. Talking about the media toeing the government’s line on various issues, he said he understands their limitations but asserted that national spirit was about not allowing a “bunch of clowns to create an order over us”.

He also said it has somehow been ingrained in Modi’s mind that foreign policy is about hugging leaders. Gandhi then hugged Rachnatmak Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit to show what foreign policy was about for the current government. “Imagine the ignorance….where did he get the idea that foreign policy was about hugging leaders,” he said. Asserting that the Congress will keep up the pressure on the government, Gandhi said, “Till the day Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah don’t give their resignations, they will not be able to sleep, we will keep them awake…we will do it without hate, violence. We are fighting for our culture, our country is not about hate but about love, brotherhood and ‘ahimsa’.”

He said it is important to understand that the fight is between some people who want to give order to others and those who want to express themselves. “If you look at what was happening at Jantar Mantar, the students wanted to express themselves but the government stated that ‘we want order and you cannot express yourselves’,” he said..