Amit Shah seeks details of Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips

Karnal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to disclose details of his foreign trips to the public, saying they have a right know since he was the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.

"You just returned from Vietnam, but you don't talk about that. There should be transparency... Rahul ji, please give the public an account of all your foreign trips. How many days did you stay in Vietnam, whom did you meet, why did you go there, what was the programme..." Shah said at a 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' rally of the BJP here.

"You hold a constitutional position. The public has a right to know since you are the leader of the opposition (in Lok Sabha)," Shah added. The home minister also asked Gandhi that if he believed all electronic voting machines (EVMs) are flawed, why did his party legislators take oath in Kerala after winning the polls using the same machines.

He also cited Telangana and Himachal Pradesh where the Congress is in power. "Rahul ji, there is a saying in Uttar Pradesh: 'Naach na aaye aangan tedha'. People of the country no longer accept you, admit it," Shah said.

He also said that people are wondering if pressing issues should be discussed on roads or in Parliament. "Rahul ji, if you are so fond of holding discussions on roads, we have no objection. You ask Modi ji for a debate, you say 'Tell me a venue'... Leave Modi ji aside. Pick a roundabout in Haryana, the president of our Yuva Morcha will debate with you," Shah said.

"If you want to have a responsible and meaningful discussion, let's debate inside Parliament. But I know that you won't, and like always, you will run away," he said. The home minister also called upon the BJP workers to visit every house in Haryana and expose the Congress and its allies' "conspiracy" to defame the election process and tell people the truth about the SIR exercise.

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