The BJP has been spreading lies about my remarks in America,” Gandhi said in his social media post while sharing a clip of the speech he made in the US on X.

The Karnataka BJP has lodged a formal police complaint against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, following his recent remarks during a visit to the United States.

Days after receiving criticism from BJP leaders over his comments on Sikhs in the US, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the BJP has been spreading lies about his remarks.

BJP leader said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is against reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

In a bold response to mounting criticism from BJP leaders regarding his recent comments about Sikhs during his visit to the United States, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has vehemently defended himself, accusing the BJP of spreading misinformation.

The BJP IT cell head accused the Congress leader of indulging in "divisive anti-India politics," including hobnobbing with agencies and collaborating with forces inimical to India's interest.

During the meeting, the delegation highlighted instances where Sikh students were denied entry to examination centres with their Kakaars, despite orders from the honorable courts, and urged the minister to address this issue.

BJP cites statement of Sikh and gurdwara management bodies to urge Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his remarks made in the U.S. on the Sikh community

It is to be noted that while delivering a speech in Washington DC on September 10, Gandhi said that Sikhs in India had to fight to wear a turban in India.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of spreading lies about the remarks he had recently made in the United States and asked the Sikh community whether there was anything wrong in what he had said.