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Kharge, Rahul Gandhi Miss Modi’s Independence Day Event Again
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi were absent from the 80th Independence Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Red Fort, NDTV reports. It was the…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi were absent from the 80th Independence Day celebrations led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Red Fort, NDTV reports. It was the second consecutive year that both leaders missed the event.
The report identifies their absence from the national celebration but provides no reason for it. The event was held under Modi’s leadership at the Red Fort. The development places the focus on the repeated absence of two senior Congress leaders from a ceremony led by the Prime Minister.
The Indian Opinion
The predictable claims that the absence proves either disrespect for Independence Day or a major political rupture go beyond the available facts. Attendance matters symbolically, but without a stated reason it cannot establish motive. The useful test is whether Kharge or Gandhi explain their decision, and whether Congress leaders attend next year’s ceremony.
Source: ndtv.com
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