The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday came down heavily on Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made during his visit to Colombia, accusing him of defaming India on foreign soil and showing “affection for China.”

Senior BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, addressing a press conference, said it was unfortunate that on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, instead of extending greetings to Indians, Rahul Gandhi chose to criticise the country abroad.

“Rahul Gandhi is abroad. It would have been better if, on the occasion of Vijayadashami, he had extended greetings to the people of the country. But instead, he chooses to speak against India,” Prasad remarked.

He alleged that Gandhi has developed a “habit of defaming India

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