New Delhi:

The BJP’s Varun Gandhi has declined an invite to take part in a debate organised by the Oxford University on whether or not India, underneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “is on the right path”. “I believe the chosen topic is not one that offers much scope for debate or dispute,” Varun Gandhi has written to the college in a staunch unfavorable that comes amid vehement BJP assaults on his cousin Rahul Gandhi over his feedback on Indian democracy on the Cambridge college.  

“I am pleased to extend an invitation for Mr Gandhi to speak in an upcoming debate of ours. The motion is This House Believes Modi’s India Is On The Right Path,” learn the invite from Oxford, Varun Gandhi’s alma mater.

“Against the backdrop of ever-strong popularity among voters, it is imperative to discuss whether the BJP’s direction under Modi has been more polarising than unifying. The question then becomes: what (or who) is the right path for India as it forges ahead into the future?” it added.

In his response, Varun Gandhi mentioned the nation has been “on the right path for development and inclusiveness” which has been “laid out” by “governments of varied political affiliations over the past 7 decades since Independence”.

As an elected consultant, he mentioned it was his job to review and consider coverage initiatives and supply suggestions “within Parliament and through other fora”.

“However, such comment must be offered within India to Indian policymakers. I see no merit or integrity in vocalising internal challenges in an international forum,” he added.

Over the final weeks, key ministers of the Narendra Modi authorities have ripped into Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. Law minister Kiren Rijiju alleged that the Congress chief was talking the language of “anti-India forces” and a “gang” which had conspired to defame India.

The BJP assault on Mr Gandhi has been one of many causes of the massive logjam in parliament within the second half of the price range session. The occasion calls for that Mr Gandhi apologise for what they name his maligning of the Indian democracy.

The Congress has dominated out an apology, declaring that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had usually attacked the Congress on his journeys overseas.

Denying any wrongdoing, Rahul Gandhi advised the media as we speak that he “hoped” that he could be allowed reply to the BJP’s allegations in parliament. “But I don’t think they will let me speak,” the Congress chief advised reporters.

“If the Indian democracy was functioning, I would be able to say my piece in parliament. What you are seeing is a test of the Indian democracy. Whether an MP is going to be given the same space as those four ministers were given when they raised allegations against me,” he had added.

In the lecture on the Cambridge University, Mr Gandhi had mentioned the Indian democracy is underneath strain and opposition voices are being stifled. “Everybody knows and it’s been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am an Opposition leader in India, we are navigating that (Opposition) space. The institutional framework which is required for democracy is Parliament, free press, and the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, and moving around all are getting constrained. So, we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,” he had mentioned.