The president of the United States, Donald Trump, again raised the issuance of funds of $ 21 million for ‘Electoral participation in India‘, calling it Refund schemeAnd he said that nobody has an idea of what is happening there.
During your address in the Association of Republican Governors (RGA) Meeting on Thursday (local time), Trump questioned the allocation of funds not only for India, but also mentioned $ 21 million for the political landscape of Bangladesh and $ 19 million for Nepal’s biodiversity.
“And $ 21 million for the participation of voters in India. Why do we worry about the participation of India? We have enough problems. We want our own participation, right? They understand it. I have no idea what we are talking about That means there is a bribe because nobody has an idea of what is happening there, “he said.
“$ 29 million to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh. No one knows what they mean with a political landscape. What does that mean? $ 20 million for fiscal federalism and $ 19 million for biodiversity in Nepal, $ 47 million to improve the Learning results in Asia.
In response to the statements, the Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party said that this money is used to “keep deep state assets that work to defend and divert such revelations.”
The BJP leader, Amit Malviya, responded in X, suggesting that the funds were used to maintain certain influential entities in India that work to protect such disseminations. “One day after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, he spoke that around $ 21 million are sent to India for the participation of voters, he has reiterated the position. And no, he is not confusing it with the $ 29 million channeled in Bangladesh.
BJP’s national spokesman, Pradeep Bhandari, asked for an investigation to determine if Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party received benefits from these alleged bribes.
This discussion follows the announcement of the United States Government Efficiency Department (Doge) to cancel several initiatives funded by US taxpayers, including $ 21 million for electoral participation in India.
At Fii’s Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, Trump had said the day before: “We have to tell the Indian government. Because when we heard that Russia spent about two thousand dollars in our country, it was a big problem. They took some ads from Internet for two thousand dollars.
Trump pointed out the strong economic position of India and high tariffs on US assets, saying: “They obtained a lot “