Rahul Gandhi’s Invite To London Event Rescinded, Hosts Say Event Has Been Cancelled

Rahul Gandhi’s invite to a British Parliament event during his trip to London later this month has been rescinded by the hosts who say that event now stands cancelled, Times of India has reported.

It was earlier advertised that Rahul Gandhi will be addressing the event hosted by Conservative Friends of India (CFI). Gandhi will be London of 24 and 25 August where he will meet the Indian diaspora, politicians and business leaders.

Indian Oversees Congress (IOC) alleged that the BJP was behind the event being cancelled. IOC United Kingdom president, Kamal Dhaliwal, said, “The Conservative Friends of India pulled out because they had so much pressure put on them by the BJP. They have sent the invitation out so why are they cancelling it? Baroness Verma is good friends with Jaitley and she attended all the Modi events when he was here in April. We heard that once they had sent the invites out they kept getting pressure from the BJP.”

The IOC has reportedly taken over the event now, and is being sponsored by another Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz. Indian-origin millionaire Dr Rami Ranger, however confirmed the cancellation of the original CFI event.

“You’re right, as Parliament is in recess, booking rooms within Portcullis House has proved problematic — to a point where we can’t guarantee the room — hence have had to cancel the event,” he said.