New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "attack on democracy" in India remarks at a seminar in Colombia, accusing him of making baseless claims about the country to "degrade" its stature on foreign soil.

The ruling party alleged that Gandhi keeps making comments "against India" out of his desperation to gain power and asked the Congress leader to understand that his party will suffer more losses in the elections if he continues to "insult" the country.

Speaking at the EIA University in Medellin, Colombia, Gandhi said there is a lot that India can offer to the world in terms of its traditions, way of thinking, information technology, engineering capability and healthcare system.

"So I am very optimistic about India. But at the same time, t

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