Won't apologise: Rahul on 'rape in India' remark

December 13, 2019 13:12

As the Lok Sabha is adjourned sine die over uproar over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 'Make in India and Rape in India', Gandhi says he will not apologise.

Speaking outside Parliament, Rahul said, "I will not apologize. I have a clip on my phone in which Narendra Modiji is calling Delhi a 'rape capital', I will tweet it so that everyone can see.

"Just to deflect attention from protests in North East, this is being made an issue by the BJP. The BJP, Amit Shah and Narendra Modi have set the north East on fire.

"There is no state where the BJP is ruling and rapes are not happening. Modiji was silent on the rape in Unnao by a BJP MLA. Modiji spreads violence and now there is violence against women and violence in states across India. I met Raghuram Rajan (former RBI governor) and he said in the US adn Europe, there is no talk of India or its economy. The only narrative there on India is about attacks, violence," he said.

Gandhi had attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally in Jharkhand and said, "Narendra Modi had said 'Make in India' but nowadays wherever you look, it is 'Rape in India'.

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