New delhi sources stated that bharatiya janata party on thursday demanded congress leader rahul gandhi to make the details of his foreign travels public and also questioned the purpose behind the visits. When addressing a press conference, bjp National spokesperson gvl narasimha rao said, "He has traveled on sixteen occasions in the past five years. Meanwhile on nine occasions, the destination of his travels is not known. What is the secrecy behind rahul Gandhi's travels abroad?
Furthermore in a jibe at the congress leader, Rao said "He traveled much more time abroad than in his constituency and that is the reason that people of Amethi have chose to send him home and not to re-elect him." further Rao then cited a letter by the Parliamentary Affairs minister Prahlad Joshi's letter which requested parliamentarians to disclose the details of overseas trips.
Moreover casting doubts over purpose and funding of his foreign trips, Rao said, "We demand that rahul gandhi must conform to the norms and disclose his travels. Otherwise, a lot of doubt will arise as to who is funding his trips and the purpose of his travel." Rao added "It is not a statutory requirement but as a public figure and a senior leader of the congress party, he is expected to disclose the details rather than keeping these matters shrouded in mystery”.
