For the third day in a row, US President Donald Trump reiterated his charge of granting $21 million to India for “voter turnout” amid a raging political slugfest over.
The issue between the Congress and the BJP back home. Trump’s latest salvo comes after a report claimed the $21 million grant was sanctioned in 2022 for Bangladesh, and not India.
“$21 million going to my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India for voter turnout. We are giving $21 million for voter turnout in India. What about us? I want voter turnout too,” Trump said.
He also mentioned the $29 million USAID fund granted to Bangladesh for strengthening the political landscape. “USD 29 million in Bangladesh went to a firm that nobody had ever heard of. Only two people were working in that firm,” the US President said.
Posting the video on X, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya took a swipe at the report and the opposition, which cited it to attack the BJP.
“For the third day in a row, US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim about USAID funding efforts to promote voter turnout in India… But what does he know about his own country’s spending? The Indian Express and the deranged Left think they know better!” Malviya tweeted.