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BJP:Cong part of ‘anti-India’ Global Progressive Alliance
The Statesman Delhi
|December 28, 2025
The BJP on Saturday accused the Congress of aligning with what it described as "anti-India" forces, citing recent comments made by Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda regarding the party's association with the Global Progressive Alliance; making yet another attack on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after his Germany visit.
Addressing the media, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi referred to Pitroda's remarks about Senior Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's participation in a Global Progressive Alliance conference during his recent visit to Germany. Describing Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda as
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