Nityanand Rai said that Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on the evacuation of Ukraine has no meaning. (file)
Patna:
Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on evacuating Indian nationals from Ukraine, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Sunday said they are fools and “a bundle of lies”.
“Rahul Gandhi’s tweet has no meaning. It is a bundle of lies. People are appreciating PM Narendra Modi’s work in evacuating students trapped in Ukraine. PM Modi made the country proud, so today everyone is in India looking towards” said Mr. Rai.
The Congress MP slammed the Center for Operation Ganga, which was launched to bring back Indian citizens amidst the ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine. He had said that “withdrawal is a duty and not a favor” done by the government.
In another tweet, Mr. Gandhi wrote, “Such shameful treatment of (Indian) students is an insult to the entire nation. This bitter truth of Operation Ganga has shown the real face of the Modi government.”
He cited a media report to claim that the students were asked to clean the toilets and whoever did so first would return to India.
More than 15,900 Indians have been brought back since the launch of special flights under Operation Ganga on February 22 to rescue Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.
On Sunday, 11 special civilian flights brought back 2,135 Indians from neighboring countries of Ukraine. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the number of Indians has gone up to 13,852 from 66 special civilian flights.