Rahul Gandhi will leave for a 10-day tour of America from May 31

New Delhi: Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the US on May 31 for 10 days. Sources gave this information on Tuesday. Sources said that on June 4, Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally of around 5,000 NRIs at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In addition he will travel to Washington and California for a panel discussion and speech at Stanford University. He will also meet politicians and entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an official state visit to the United States on June 22. During his visit, PM Modi will be hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a state dinner at the White House. The Ministry of External Affairs gave this information through a press statement last week.

Rahul Gandhi hit the headlines after returning from London after delivering a speech at Cambridge University, criticizing the government and highlighting Indian democracy.

In March 2023, Rahul Gandhi spoke at the University of Cambridge, at a conference organized by the Association of Journalists in London, and finally during an interactive session at the Chatham House think tank in London.

Rahul Gandhi said at Cambridge University in the UK, “Everyone knows and it is in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am the Leader of the Opposition in India, we are navigating that (opposition) space.” Are.”

He had said, “The institutional framework needed for a democratic parliament, free press, judiciary, just the idea of ​​mobilisation, revolving around all is being disrupted. Hence, we are facing an assault on the basic structure of Indian democracy.” ,

The Congress MP’s remarks provided a fresh shot to the ruling BJP, which demanded an apology from Gandhi. Many of his statements in the UK created controversy in India. The BJP stepped up its attack on Rahul Gandhi with party chief JP Nadda alleging that he is a “permanent part of the anti-India toolkit”.

The BJP leader demanded an apology from the former Wayanad MP. The second phase of the budget session of Parliament witnessed deadlock. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to apologize for comments he made in London about democracy in India; The Congress pushed for the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe allegations of dubious financial transactions and unscrupulous business practices against Adani group companies.

On 11 April, Gandhi was disqualified from his position as a Member of Parliament after being convicted in a defamation case. He was disqualified as per Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.