The former Congress chief also said that he was under surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus.
New Delhi:
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a 10-day visit to Britain, is scheduled to deliver a speech in the British Parliament premises today. Sources gave this information. Mr Gandhi’s visit has already ruffled feathers in India, with the BJP accusing him of ‘defaming India’ abroad after his speech at Cambridge University, his alma mater. However, the Wayanad MP hit back saying that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who did this by defaming the country’s achievements since independence.
Mr Gandhi will deliver a speech to the UK Parliament in the Grand Committee Room of the Palace of Westminster on March 6 to “embrace the cultural, social and business ties that bind the two countries as living bridges”.
Rahul Gandhi met Indians in the country last night, and is scheduled to hold private business meetings. He will also speak at Chatham House, a London-based think tank.
In Cambridge, Rahul Gandhi said that Indian democracy is under attack and many leaders including himself are under surveillance.
The former Congress chief also said that he was under surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus. He listed five key aspects of the alleged attack on Indian democracy – capture and control of the media and judiciary, surveillance and intimidation, coercion by federal law enforcement agencies, attacks on minorities, Dalits and tribals, and the silencing of dissent.