'Thank You For Inviting Foreign Powers': Rijiju's Swipe As Germany Reacts To Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification

Kiren Rijiju took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said, Thank you Rahul Gandhi for inviting foreign powers for interference into India’s internal matters.

File Photo of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. ( Image Source :PTI )

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said, Thank you Rahul Gandhi for inviting foreign powers for interference into India’s internal matters.

Thank you Rahul Gandhi for inviting foreign powers for interference into India’s internal matters. Remember, Indian Judiciary can't be influenced by foreign interference. India won't tolerate 'foreign influence' anymore because our Prime Minister is:- Shri @narendramodi Ji 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/xHzGRzOYTz

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) March 30, 2023

Rijiju took to Twitter and wrote, "Thank you Rahul Gandhi for inviting foreign powers for interference into India’s internal matters. Remember, Indian Judiciary can't be influenced by foreign interference," tweets Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.

This comes after Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tweeted and thanked Germany’s Foreign Affairs Ministry for taking note of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Parliament.

Thank you Germany Foreign Affairs Ministry and Richard Walker @rbsw for taking note of how the Democracy is being compromised in India through persecution of @RahulGandhi https://t.co/CNy6fPkBi3

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) March 30, 2023

Germany on Thursday said that it has taken note of the verdict of the first instance of suspension from Parliament of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

"We have taken note of the verdict of first instance against the Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi as well as the suspension of his parliamentary mandate. To our knowledge, Mr Gandhi is in a position to appeal the verdict," a German Foreign Ministry spokesperson said during a press briefing that was aired on German state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

"It will then become clear whether this verdict will stand and whether the suspension of his mandate has any basis," the spokesperson added according to a video of the broadcast which was posted on Twitter by Richard Walkar the Chief International Editor of DW based in Berlin. Germany "expects that the standards of judicial independence and fundamental democratic principles will apply in the the case," she said.

Earlier this week US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the US is watching Rahul Gandhi's case in Indian courts.

"Respect for the rule of law and judicial independence is a cornerstone of any democracy, and we're watching Mr Gandhi's (Rahul Gandhi) case in Indian courts," he said addressing a press briefing in Washnigton.

Patel, responding to a question on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as an MP said that the US engages with the Indian government on a shared commitment to democratic values, including freedom of expression. "The US engages with the government of India on our shared commitment to democratic values, including of course freedom of expression in our engagements with our Indian partners," Patel had said.