BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi Amid Vietnam Trip Reports, Congress MP Responds

New Delhi:

Amid reports that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has travelled to Vietnam, the BJP has said the Leader of the Opposition had flown abroad to party on New Year while the nation was mourning the loss of former Prime Minister and Congress veteran Dr Manmohan Singh. Hitting back, Congress MP B Manickam Tagore has questioned why Mr Gandhi’s private travel bothers the BJP.

The attack and the counter-attack are playing out against the backdrop of the massive political row surrounding the cremation of the former Prime Minister. The Congress has alleged that the ruling BJP had humiliated Dr Singh by organising the cremation at Nigambodh Ghat. The BJP has trashed these allegations and said the Narendra Modi government had provided a state funeral to the former Prime Minister and done everything required to honour his legacy.

Amid the heated r