In the meeting of the parliamentary committee on the statement about England in front of S. Jaishankar, Rahul Gandhi presented his side.

In a parliamentary panel meeting on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi spoke at length about his speech in London.

The BJP alleged that he had insulted the country by questioning democracy abroad.

According to sources, the Wayanad MP replied that he only raised questions about India's democracy, and for this he cannot be labeled as "anti-national".

In a parliamentary consultative committee headed by the Ministry of External Affairs, Rahul Gandhi also said that he has not asked any other country to intervene in the matter.

Opposition MPs supported

According to sources, the former Congress president told the leaders present that he believed it was an internal matter and he would sort it out.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also participated in the meeting.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss India's G20 chairmanship.

At the beginning of the meeting, S Jaishankar gave a detailed presentation on the G20 chairmanship to the members of the committee.

Rahul Gandhi did not speak in the initial phase.

He reacted after an MP raised the issue.

Rahul Gandhi's comments were opposed by BJP MPs saying that this is not the appropriate platform to speak on the subject.

Some other MPs present in the meeting also supported the argument made by the BJP MP, while several opposition MPs supported Rahul Gandhi's right to clarify or defend himself in the meeting regarding his comments made during his visit to London .

External Affairs Minister asked to speak on the subject

Sources further said that some BJP MPs, without naming anyone, said that Emergency is the biggest blot on India's democracy and some people are trying to divert attention from India's G20 chairmanship.

Amid heated debate, S Jaishankar stopped Rahul Gandhi from replying to these statements and asked all the leaders to say these things in Parliament.

He asked Rahul Gandhi to speak only on the subject of the committee and not on political subjects.

Let us tell you that a huge controversy has erupted over the comments made by Rahul Gandhi in London.

At least four Union ministers have demanded an apology from him inside and outside Parliament.

Uproar in both the houses

The first week of the budget session did not go on due to protests and sloganeering in both the houses.

While the BJP is demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi, the opposition is adamant on a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the allegations leveled against the Adani group by US short seller Hindenburg Research.

In Cambridge University, Rahul Gandhi had said that Indian democracy is under pressure and the voices of the opposition are being suppressed.

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