Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses the AICC on the Congress Party's 133rd foundation day.

Rahul said the  Constitution, the foundation of our country is under threat, it is under attack directly. Statements are being made by senior members of the BJP and  it is under attack surreptitiously from the back. It's our duty, the duty of the Congress party and every single Indian to defend it.

The Congress party chief also distributed sweets among children at the AICC headquarters earlier.

Addressing party workers, he said What is happening today in our country is a web of deceit. "The BJP operates on the basic idea that lies can be used for political benefit and this is the difference between us and them. We might not do well, we might even lose but we will not give up the truth."


This is Rahul's first Congress Foundation Day after taking over as President of the party.

Yesterday, Rahul had referred to finance minister Arun Jaitley as "Jaitlie" following his remark in the Rajya Sabha clarifying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn't mean to question his predecessor Manmohan Singh commitment to India when he accused him of colluding with Pakistan.

"PM in his speeches didn't question, nor meant to question the commitment to this nation of either former PM Manmohan Singh or Former VP Hamid Ansari, any such perception is erroneous, we hold these leaders in high esteem, as well as their commitment to India," said senior BJP leader and Union minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.