NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition Lok Sabha on Friday dismantled his fiery ‘jiu jitsu’ analogy from his Budget session speech, detailing the ‘political fists and bottlenecks’ pressing down on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a video post on X, Gandhi highlighted the Gautam Adani indictment, as well as the Epstein files mentioning Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Anil Ambani. He also criticized the trade agreement between India and the United States as unbalanced, strongly favoring American interests over Indian interests.“On one side, there is China sitting on our border, and on the other side, there is the United States of America. Our Prime Minister is torn between these two fists. He is trapped,” Rahul said, explaining why he used the jiu-jitsu analogy in his speech to Parliament during the budget session.He added: “The real gripe with Mr. Narendra Modi is the false image that he has built, and that has been built for him. An image that has required huge sums of money. The key to that image is now in the hands of the US. That is why Indian farmers will suffer. Indian textiles will suffer. We will have to buy imports from the US.”
Lok Sabha sees huge uproar when Rahul Gandhi mentions Epstein files, Adani case; He criticizes Prime Minister Modi
He said, “Why did I use the jiu-jitsu analogy in my speech before Parliament regarding the trade deal? The reason I used the idea of the fist and chokehold is that they exist in jiu-jitsu, which is how to control the opponent in this sport.”
“But it also exists in the political sphere. In my political experience, political control and bottlenecks are mostly hidden. The average person cannot see them. You have to look carefully to see where the bottleneck is applied. I expressed very strongly what our Prime Minister is going through,” he added.
In a post on the“Why would Modi agree to a deal where India gives so much and seems to get so little?” he asked. He wondered, before going on to respond, that “the answer to this humiliating surrender lies in the ‘fists’ and ‘chokes’ imposed on the Prime Minister.”“But the most important thing is the data. The fact that Mr. Narendra Modi is handing over our data to American companies to the United States for a pittance. And mark my words, we will become a data colony,” he added.Earlier, Rahul had criticized the government over organizing the AI Summit, calling it a “chaotic PR exercise” and alleged that instead of harnessing Indian talent and data, the event put Indian data at risk while promoting Chinese products.On Friday, members of the Indian Youth Congress staged a shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam against Prime Minister Modi, targeting the AI Impact Summit and accusing him of “vulnerability”. As part of the demonstration, party workers took off their shirts to indicate opposition.
