New Delhi: Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had destroyed the "web of relationships" that the Congress had built with countries over decades. Attacking the government on Twitter, Gandhi also tagged a report in The Economist titled 'As Bangladesh's relations with India weaken, ties with China strengthen'.
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Mr Modi has destroyed the web of relationships that the Congress built and nurtured over several decades.
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Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous. pic.twitter.com/OxGzzHoEYb
">Mr Modi has destroyed the web of relationships that the Congress built and nurtured over several decades.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 23, 2020
Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous. pic.twitter.com/OxGzzHoEYbMr Modi has destroyed the web of relationships that the Congress built and nurtured over several decades.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 23, 2020
Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous. pic.twitter.com/OxGzzHoEYb
"Mr Modi has destroyed the web of relationships that the Congress built and nurtured over several decades," Gandhi alleged. "Living in a neighbourhood with no friends is dangerous," the former Congress chief added.
The Congress has been critical of the Modi government's foreign policy, alleging thatties with neighbours have been weakened. The government has denied the charge and said India's ties have deepened with several countries and its position has strengthened globally.
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The remarks of the Wayanad MP comes at a time when India and China have been locked in a bitter dispute over a four-month prolonged standoff along the eastern region of Ladakh. The situation turned murkier after the skirmish in Galwan valley in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and several were injured. India's ties with Nepal were also strained after the latter unanimously passed a new political cap in its Parliament, claiming a stake in some of the Indian terrorists.
Gandhi's tweet also accompanied a snapshot of a report by The Economist on India’s weakening ties with Bangladesh, a close ally. China and Bangladesh's relations have subsequently improved after the nation and China have been at loggerheads due to the border stand-off.
The opposition has been criticising the Modi government over the past few months for a number of issues besides foreign policy. Congress has slammed NDA govt over pandemic handling, stumbling economy, tensions with China and rising unemployment.
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Rahul Gandhi also took a jibe at BJP when eight opposition MPs were suspended for their 'unruly behaviour' in the Rajya Sabha over the passage of two controversial farm bills.
He said, “Muting of democratic India continues by initially silencing and later, suspending MPs in the Parliament and turning a blind eye to farmers’ concerns on the black agriculture laws.”
“This omniscient Govt’s endless arrogance has brought economic disaster for the entire country.”
With agency inputs
