Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Rahul Gandhi said that crimes against women have become completely uncontrolled and unbridled under the BJP government.

Congress leaders condemned the Odisha incident involving the alleged assault of an army man and his fiancée, demanding accountability and justice.

Addressing a public gathering during the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ programme in Wardha, Maharashtra, Modi said that this was not the same old Congress. "The spirit of patriotism has died in today's Congress. The ghost of hatred has entered today's Congress," he said.

Rahul Gandhi said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) believes India is one idea, while his party believes India is a multiplicity of ideas.

Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar expressed the excitement of the Indian diaspora in the US ahead of PM Modi's 3-day visit, praising Modi's role in boosting India's economic power. Thanedar emphasized the importance of strengthening US-India ties,