New Delhi: The recent visit to Vietnam by Rahul Gandhi has put him into controversy as Sharmistha Mukherjee raised a question over the timing of his travel and the absence of high-level Congress leaders during key rituals for late Prime Minister Manmohan SinghRahul Gandhis Vietnam trip draws criticismThis made Congress leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, get much flak, just days after the sad demise of his former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. He described it as unwarranted when Congress critic Sharmistha Mukherjee described such an action made by him as &#39disappointing.&#39.Mukherjee had said she was weeping in India, what with the nation mourning a towering figure from his own party as he was celebrating New Year in some foreign country. Why did he have to fly away at such a time she questioned, pointing out the insensitivity of the actNo senior Congress leader present at Ash collection ritualMukherjee also said that even when the ashes of Manmohan Singh were being collected, senior leaders of the Congress were absent. But she clarified that even when her father was dying due to the COVID-19 pandemic, condolence was sought in person. The present pandemic offers no support without any kind of lockdown availableBJP starts to worn out BJP was not willing to let this row die down. They have ridiculed Rahul Gandhi and Congress for taking insults for Manmohan Singh. Shehzad Poonawalla, Congress spokesperson, feels the Gandhi visit is an insult to the ex-leader even as they declare that Congress has betrayed one of their greatest leaders.Again, the statement has been rejected by the Congress that said the event had taken place after consulting the grief-stricken family of Singh. But when Gandhi decided to travel is once again a controversy.
