Government institutions misused for political gains: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP during San Francisco event

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched an aggressive attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Center for abusing agencies for political advantage.

Speaking at a 'Mohabbat ki Dukaan' event in San Francisco on Tuesday, Gandhi said the BJP government was treating the opposition unfairly, adding, "It is difficult to act politically in India.

On the first day of his ten-day visit, Gandhi spoke to activists, professors and members of civil society at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In his speech, Gandhi alleged that the BJP was intimidating people and abusing government institutions and also talked about the Bharat Jodo Yatra. "The government tried everything to stop the Bharat Jodo yatra but it failed," Gandhi said in his address.

Emphasizing the significance of his south-north march, Gandhi said the yatra was necessary as the BJP-RSS allegedly controls all the tools necessary to connect with the people. Earlier in the day, Gandhi was received at the airport by Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) President Sam Pitroda and other IOC members. During his trip to the United States, the 52-year-old Congress leader is also likely to meet Wall Street executives, Indians and college students.

"Thank you for making us proud, you are our ambassadors," Gandhi said to the gathering of the Indian diaspora. On June 4, he is scheduled to end his journey with a public event in New York. The discussion will be held at New York's Javits Center. Sam Pitroda, head of the Indian Overseas Congress, said last week that Gandhi's visit was aimed at promoting common principles and a vision of "true democracy".

Pitroda said in a statement that Gandhi's journey was to promote shared ideals and a vision of true democracy with a focus on freedom, inclusion, sustainability, justice, peace and opportunity for all people. Two days after the Delhi court gave its approval, Gandhi was issued a new ordinary passport on Sunday. Former Congress president who applied for a regular passport after renouncing the previous diplomatic passport granted to him