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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju connected Friday (May 15, 2026) expressed interest implicit the alleged “undeclared” overseas trips of Leader of the Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi and asked him to stock details of the travels with the authorities acrophobic to debar enactment for immoderate usurpation of law.
“Serious questions person been raised regarding Rahul Gandhi. Every Indian indispensable travel the rules and laws, and particularly a Member of Parliament indispensable adhere to the rules strictly. The questions raised are superior due to the fact that if immoderate MP wants to question abroad, they indispensable pass the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha oregon Rajya Sabha 3 weeks successful advance,” helium told the reporters.
“Tomorrow, if thing happens, if immoderate actions are initiated, past the authorities should not beryllium blamed for targeting Rahul ji,” said Mr. Rijiju.
Stating that MPs besides person to pass the External Affairs Ministry and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), helium said successful lawsuit an MP was to judge overseas hospitality and the expenditure was to beryllium borne by the overseas hosts, the parliamentarian was required to pass the MHA nether Section 6 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.
Mr. Rijiju said it was a substance of “grave concern” that immoderate of the 54 overseas visits of Mr. Gandhi — undertaken implicit the past 22 years — had not been declared. He said the information agencies assigned for his extortion were besides frustrated implicit specified trips.
On Thursday (May 14, 2026), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) targeted Mr. Gandhi implicit his overseas visits, alleging that the estimated expenses did not lucifer his declared income. The enactment demanded disclosure of the root of backing for those trips by Mr. Gandhi and the Congress.
At a property conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that the trips’ estimated outgo was astir ₹60 crore and Mr. Gandhi’s declared income successful the past 10 years was astir ₹11 crore.
He said nether the Representation of the People Act, the Congress should disclose the audited accounts submitted to the Election Commission of India if the enactment bore the expenses. If the details were disclosed successful income taxation filings, the grounds should beryllium made public, helium said.
(With PTI inputs)
