Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi’s Party for Clashes in Restive State
- Gandhi speaks at no confidence debate on Modi government
- BJP has brute majority in India’s lower house of parliament
Rahul Gandhi
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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the ruling party in a no confidence debate on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, saying its divisive politics was stirring violence in a state that’s left more than 150 people dead.
Gandhi, who is positioning himself as a challenger to Modi in next year’s elections, was referencing the Bharata Janata Party’s Hindu nationalist agenda. Modi’s opponents have said the BJP’s political dominance has made the South Asian country less tolerant of religious and ethnic minorities.