Congress President Rahul Gandhi who is on a two-day visit to Germany has issued a shocking statement justifying the creation of ISIS. While addressing the gathering at Kampnagel theatre Bucerius Summer School in Hamburg, Rahul Gandhi said that lack of jobs created ISIS.

"If you don't give people a vision in the 21st century, somebody else will give them one and that is the real risk of excluding a large number of people from the development process. Every country faces this risk, if you don't embrace people, if you don't give people a vision, somebody else is going to do it and that vision may not be good for you or good for the world." he said

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While seemingly trying to equate state visions to that of the ISIS, the Congress President also spoke about multiple "competing" visions of the world. "There are a couple of potential visions out there. There is an American vision. There is a European vision. There is a Chinese vision. There is an Indian vision. There is an Islamic State vision. I mean, there are a bunch of visions that are competing."

Replying to a question on the India-USA-China equation, Gandhi took a position that India would play a balancing role between the Beijing and Washington. Gandhi said, "India has a strategic relationship with the United States. India has a very deep, deep, set of ideas that we share with them-- democracy, freedom etc. But India cannot ignore the fact that China is growing extremely fast and he is going to shape the planet. So, to me, India's role is actually to balance these two forces, much like Europe."

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Reacting to his statement, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra issued a tweet stating that it was 'horrific' to hear the Rahul Gandhi make such a statement while questioning his aspirations of becoming the Prime Minister of India.

Horrified to hear Congress President RahulG justifying the formation of ISIS in Syria ..and giving out a veiled threat that if Modiji doesn’t “give vision” to India then soon someone else(read ISIS) would give the vision..Unbelievable ..He’s a PM aspirant?? — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) August 22, 2018

Rahul Gandhi’s 2-day visit to Germany is aimed at reaching out and interacting with academicians, business leaders and expatriates in Europe.

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