Hyderabad: Telangana BJP will lodge complaints through appropriate forums against foreign delegates who allegedly made anti-India remarks at the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, party state president N Ramchander Rao said on Sunday.He demanded that Rahul Gandhi apologise to the people for bringing foreign delegates to India who, according to him, made statements against the country. Rao alleged that the summit had provided a platform for foreign representatives to interfere in India’s internal political affairs and question its sovereignty.Objecting to remarks made by an Italian delegate on India’s electoral process, he said criticism of the Prime Minister was acceptable in a democracy, but questioning India’s sovereignty would not be tolerated.Rao alleged that some participants were associated with networks seeking to destabilise govts across the world. He said 350 foreign delegates were expected to attend the event, but only 115 turned up. He also defended the Centre’s reported decision to cancel the visas of some invitees at the last minute, including a Norwegian journalist.Earlier, addressing a meeting of various Telangana BJP’s cells at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Bhavan in Nampally, Rao asked conveners to strengthen their activities from the booth level and accelerate voter enrolment ahead of the forthcoming MLC elections.He said the BJP had 22 official cells at the national level, while state units could establish another five or six depending on organisational requirements. He urged cells representing ex-servicemen, advocates, traders, IT professionals, social media workers, teachers, educationists, doctors and cultural organisations to connect professionals with party activities and work towards addressing public issues.
