NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party MP
Anurag Thakur on Wednesday lashed out at Congress vice-president
Rahul Gandhi over his visit to the
JNU campus in support of protesting students.
"Rahul Gandhi goes to a university named after his grandfather and supports anti-nationals," Anurag Thakur said in the Lok Sabha.
Continuing his tirade, the BJP MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh said the Congress's slogan is 'family first, party second and nation last'. "Are you with Afzal Guru, the Parliament or democracy?" Thakur asked.
Congress leader
Jyotiraditya Scindia, however, hit back at the BJP MP for his unwarranted criticism of Rahul Gandhi. "Anurag Thakur made derogatory allegations against the Congress vice-president. It must be expunged from the records," Scindia said in the Lok Sabha.
The Congress vice-president had earlier accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the ABVP of bullying an institution like the JNU.
"The most anti-national people are the ones who are suppressing the voice of this institution," he said while addressing the students during his visit to the JNU campus.