Congress press conference turns into ‘Run for Cover’, says Gaurav Gupta in scathing attack

JAMMU: BJP Spokesperson and Convener of International Affairs Gaurav Gupta launched a blistering attack on the Congress party, saying its recent press conference “stripped the party bare before the nation” and exposed its deep-seated bias and moral bankruptcy on the issue of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.

Referring directly to the Congress press conference, Gupta said the moment journalists raised the question of brutal persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, senior Congress leaders K.C. Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh panicked, stood up and ran away from the dais. “This was not an accident or coincidence—this was fear, guilt and ideological hatred on full display,” he said.

“Congress leaders who shamelessly monopolise microphones to sermonise about Gaza suddenly developed cold feet when the suffering of Hindus was mentioned. Their dramatic escape is a loud confession of Congress’s anti-Hindu mindset,” Gaurav Gupta said.

He accused Congress of practicing rank hypocrisy and weaponising human rights selectively. “For Congress, human rights are not universal; they are transactional and driven by vote-bank compulsions. When Hindus are targeted, Congress chooses silence—or worse—cowardly flight,” he added.

Calling the incident an embarrassment to India’s democratic discourse, Gupta said the press conference proved that Congress neither has the courage to face questions nor the integrity to stand with persecuted minorities if they happen to be Hindus. “This is not ignorance; this is deliberate contempt,” he asserted.

Gupta further said the nation has now clearly seen Congress’s real face. “Today’s visuals will be remembered as the moment Congress publicly exposed its hatred, intolerance and complete disconnect from Hindu suffering—both within India and beyond its borders,” he said, demanding a public apology from the party. “The country is watching, and Congress has nowhere left to hide,” Gupta concluded.