Rahul Gandhi is George Soros, two bodies but one soul: BJP’s jab over Adani case

The BJP on Thursday launched a full-frontal attack on the Congress in a counter to the latter’s offensive against the government.

In Parliament and outside over US prosecutors indicting Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani in an alleged bribery case. “George Soros and Rahul Gandhi are one,” party MP Sambit Patra said, accusing the Congress MP of being a traitor and pushing the US billionaire’s anti-national agenda to destabilise India.

Patra’s remarks came after French newspaper Mediapart published a report on December 2, titled ‘The hidden links between a giant of investigative journalism and the US government’ which alleged that Soros funded global media investigative agency OCCRP, short for Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Quoting Mediapart, the BJP leader claimed that OCCRP received substantial funding from Soros’s Open Society Foundation and said that “OCCRP appeared to align with Soros’s interests and America’s deep state”.

“If OCCRP is affected, Rahul Gandhi cries. If Rahul Gandhi cries, OCCRP gets hurt. They are two bodies but with one soul. George Soros and Rahul Gandhi are one. Whatever Soros wants to fulfill his agenda, Rahul Gandhi does the same. Both want to harm the country’s interests,” Patra said in a press conference.

He claimed that there was a “dangerous triangular nexus” which was trying to destabilise India, naming George Soros, OCCRP and Rahul Gandhi.

“A triangular nexus has emerged, comprising George Soros and his foundation in the US, along with certain American agencies. The other vertex of this triangle is a prominent news portal, OCCRP. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, traitor of the highest order, represents the third angle of this triangle.” he said.

The BJP has linked Soros to Congress on several occasions as the US billionaire has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Patra claimed that certain forces wanted to break India and break its unity and did not want to see the country progress. He asserted that he was not scared to call Rahul Gandhi a “traitor”.

“I am not scared to say this word. I don’t have any hesitation to call the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha a traitor,” the BJP leader said.

“OCCRP is a global media agency, crores of people read what they publish. Open Society Foundation is a big funder of this agency. It is George Soros’s foundation. Such agencies work for the interest of the people who fund them. Rahul Gandhi is betraying the whole country. OCCRP dictates and Rahul Gandhi follows,” he alleged.

He also alleged that people and groups who harbour anti-Indian sentiments “loved” him.

“It’s notable that Rahul Gandhi consistently finds himself at the forefront of issues that compromise national interests. Moreover, he attracts admiration from individuals and groups that have anti-India sentiments. All anti-Indians and all those who hate India love Rahul Gandhi,” the BJP leader said.

“This raises questions about OCCRP’s independence, as 70 per cent of its funding comes from a single source. Consequently, OCCRP truly appears to align with the interests of George Soros and the deep state in America,” he said.

Last month, a New York court indicted Gautam Adani and his nephew for allegedly promising Rs 2,029 crore of bribes to state government officials in India for securing solar power contracts between 2020-2024. The Adani Group and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi have contended that the industrialist was not named in a key bribery or obstruction of justice charges in the indictment.