Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of spreading lies about the remarks he had recently made in the United States and asked the Sikh community whether there was anything wrong in what he had said.

Rahul Gandhi, addressing Indian Americans in Virginia, accused the BJP and RSS of promoting a vision of India that marginalizes certain religions and communities, specifically mentioning the rights of Sikhs.

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

As BJP leaders continue their protests over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's alleged "divisive and provocative" statements about the condition of Sikhs in India, Gandhi on Saturday, September 21, issued a response condemning the ruling party for spreading falsehoods about his recent remarks made during his visit to the United States.

BJP leader Shezad Poonawalla criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for defending his remarks on Sikhs during a US visit, accusing him of hypocrisy and seeking support from banned groups. Rahul Gandhi responded by reaffirming his commitment to India's values and accusing the BJP of spreading lies to silence him,

Gandhi reaffirmed his remarks in the US, stating that the governing party attempted to stifle him because they were "desperate" to evade the truth.

Gandhi had stoked a controversy after he said the fight in India is about whether a Sikh is going to be allowed to wear his turban or go to a Gurdwara, in a veiled attack on the ruling BJP, which he has been accusing of doing “divisive” politics.

While speaking on Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's statements on Sikhs, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that all the Sikh organisations across the country and several Sikh committees met with Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai over the statement of Rahul Gandhi in the US.

Accusing the BJP of spreading lies about his recent remarks in the US, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Sikhs whether there was anything wrong in

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday defended his remarks on Sikhs and other sections of the Indian society made during his visit to the United States earlier this month. Accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “spreading lies” over his comments,

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge affirmed the party's support for the reservation system as long as untouchability exists in India. He accused the BJP of spreading false propaganda against Rahul Gandhi and failing to fill 1 lakh vacant government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir.