BJP Debunks Congress Defence On Soros Link In 6 Points. Here’s What They Are – News18

Last Updated:December 15, 2024, 2:13 pm IST

BJP president JP Nadda had last week said the party must clarify the report linking its senior leadership with “anti-India forces”. The Congress had dismissed the allegations, calling it a ploy to divert focus from other important issues

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a thread on X, continued its attack on the Congress over its alleged links to Hungarian-American businessman and investor George Soros, who is reportedly involved in “anti-India” activities.

BJP president JP Nadda had last week said the party must clarify the report linking its senior leadership with “anti-India forces”.

The Congress had dismissed the allegations levelled by the BJP, calling it a ploy to divert focus from other important issues. Congress leader and spokesperson Jairam Ramesh had said that “the George Soros issue has been created to divert from other important issues”.

The six points raised in the post:

1. “Let’s take a look at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF)—a key vehicle for the Congress party, chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Has it been using foreign funds to push anti-national agendas? Well, in 2007-08, RGF partnered with the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), an organization that received substantial funding from George Soros’ Open Society Institute. Why would a foundation linked to a major Indian political party tie up with a foreign organisation with such dubious connections?”
2. “HRLN, which has deep links to Soros and his organisations, hasn’t exactly been neutral when it comes to India’s laws. From campaigning against sedition laws to providing legal aid to illegal Rohingya migrants, HRLN’s activities have often undermined India’s sovereignty. How can the Congress tie up with such organisations that have consistently sought to undermine India’s sovereignty and national security? What were the true intentions of the tie-up between RGF and HRLN?”
3. “But it doesn’t stop there. The RGF’s foreign-backed efforts extend further. In 2018-19, the foundation teamed up with the Aman Biradari Trust (ABT), founded by none other than another Soros ally Harsh Mander. Mander, who was involved in drafting the anti-Hindu Communal Violence Bill as a member of Sonia Gandhi’s National Advisory Council, is yet another link in a troubling chain of foreign influence. What does this say about the Congress party’s true priorities?”
4. “The RGF wasn’t just funded by foreign entities—it also received taxpayers’ money under the Congress government in 1991, when Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister. Should taxpayers be funding a foundation that advances foreign-backed agendas, undermining India’s sovereignty?”
5. “And here’s the kicker—shockingly, RGF also accepted donations from the Chinese government. How can any political party, claiming to care for India’s security, take funds from a nation that poses a direct threat to our sovereignty? While India’s borders were under threat, Congress, through RGF, was willing to accept money from those very same forces. What does this say about how compromised the Congress is? It seems that one has to be anti-India to work with the Congress party!”
6. “The Congress party, under the Nehru-Gandhi family, has repeatedly shown that it is willing to do anything, including undermining India’s security, sovereignty, and national interests for the sake of power. Whether it’s the surgical strikes, Balakot, or the Galwan Valley clash, one thing is clear: Congress party’s priorities have always been survival at any cost. But at what cost to the nation?”