Rahul Gandhi Vs Anurag Thakur In Lok Sabha Over US Tariffs, China

The Lok Sabha witnessed a fiery exchange between Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the BJP’s Anurag Thakur today, when all eyes were on the debate on the Waqf Amendment bill in the upper house. Mr Gandhi’s criticism of the government on the border dispute with China and implementation of US tariff drew a stinging response from Mr Thakur, who not only rubbished his claims but also pointed fingers at the previous Congress governments. 

The Congress leader had taken on the government over “the foreign secretary cutting cake with the Chinese ambassador” when 4000 square km of Indian land was under Chinese occupation. It was “a celebration of the martyrdom of the Indian soldiers who had given their lives,” he said.

Questioning the government’s response to the territorial issue, Mr Gandhi said, “We are not against restoration of normalcy. But there should be status quo before that. They have to give our land back”.  

Mr Gandhi also accused the government of lack of transparency in its dealings with China. “It has come to my notice that the Prime Minister and the President have written to the Chinese. It is the Chinese Ambassador informing us about this, not our own people,” he said.