Vacation Politics: BJP-Congress Clash Over Rahul Gandhi's Foreign Trip

A reported trip by Rahul Gandhi to Vietnam has sparked a fresh political face-off, with the BJP questioning the timing of the Leader of the Opposition's foreign visit amid ongoing political protests and arrests linked to the CJP agitation. The Congress has dismissed the criticism, arguing that Rahul Gandhi's trips abroad often involve meetings with academics, intellectuals and policy experts. As both sides trade charges, the debate has once again shifted from the purpose of the visit to the politics surrounding it.