New Delhi: Union Minister RK Singh on Thursday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over statements during his recent overseas visits, saying it is a "matter of great shame" for anyone to go abroad and criticise one's own country, portraying it in a negative light. Slamming Rahul over the statements he made during his ongoing visit to the US, Singh said no Indian would appreciate such actions and only the Congress engages in such conduct.
"No Indian will appreciate such actions. Only the Congress party endorses and engages in such conduct. Back home, they do not find any platform to do so. So, they gather hundreds of people in a room abroad and make misleading claims about their country. This isn't something one would see any leader of another country doing. However, the Congress leaders are an exception in this regard," he said.
Singh stated that such leaders should face the consequences for their wrongful actions, such as "contempt of court, for questioning the integrity of our judiciary". The Union minister said, "We have as much minority security here as anywhere else. Look at our neighbouring country Pakistan, or even China, and you will see that our country considers equality in all respects. It is these people who are ruining the situation with their politics of appeasement", he said.