Rahul Gandhi on his ISIS remark: BJP attacks everything I say by default

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit back at the ruling BJP for misrepresenting his comments related to the Islamic State terror group saying it has adopted a default position of attacking everything he saysThe Bharatiya Janata Party BJP accused Gandhi of belittling and insulting India in his address in Hamburg on August 22 alleging that the Congress chief tried to justify terrorism and lied through his teeth to criticise the Narendra Modi government The ruling party demanded that Gandhi apologise for his remarksDuring the interactive segment of his India and the World event at the House of Commons complex in London Gandhi said that the BJP has adopted a default position of attacking everything he says All I said in reference to ISIS was that there are a number of ideas running around and we must make sure we are giving a vision to all those people or somebody else will it is very important that we involve people and carry people with us so that they feel part of nation buildingNow that is not how the BJP describes what I said The BJP attacks everything I say It is their default position he said in response to a question from the audience of the UKbased parliamentarians local leaders and media The Congress president who is on a twoday visit to the UK organised by the Indian Overseas Congress tackled a range of subjects during his interaction in the UK Parliament complexThe central focus of his message was on conversation and listening to the needs of the people as well as the diaspora The way I see it India is millions of peoples voices and it is important to listen to as many as you can and help structure them Today the farmers in India are screaming small businesses are screaming please do something about the GST It is our duty to see what can be done to help them and not just imposing a vision on them which is what is happening in India today he saidThe Goods and Services Tax GST was rolled out in India on July 1 2017 It has replaced more than a dozen central and state taxes or Value Added Tax with an aim to create a seamless unified market for the USD 2 trillion Indian economy Gandhi also reiterated his message about job creation from his interactions in Germany earlier this week attributing the socalled UStriggered trade wars to an underlying job crisis in the worldWe are struggling to produce the numbers of jobs required The western world cant answer how it will give jobs to its bluecollar workers The Congress party has the vision for it he said Gandhi who began his UK visit with an address on Indias Economic Growth and Foreign Policy in an Uncertain World at the International Institute for Strategic Studies here is set to address a gathering of students and academics at the London School of Economics before his mega diaspora interaction tomorrowAlso Read Rahul Gandhi Says PM Modi Doesnt Have Deeply ThoughtOut Strategy On PakistanCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever