While reiterating his charges of granting $ 21 million to India for “Voter Turnaut” on Friday (Local Time), US President Donald Trump Mentioned Prime Menister Narendra Modi’s name for the first time.
In his latest attack, amid a political slugfest over the issue back home, the US president distinctly mentioned the separete usaid funding to India and Bangladesh. This comes in contradiction to the Indian Express’s Report that Claimed The Grant Was Sanctioned for Dhaka and not new Delhi.
For the third day in a row, US President Donald Trump Reiterates His Claim About Usaid Funding Eforts to Promote Voter Turnout in India. He says, “We’re Giving $ 21 Million for Voter Turnout in India. What about us? I want Voter Turnout too. “
But what does he know about his own… pic.twitter.com/vtch3lr21r – amit malviya (@amitmalviya) February 22, 2025
Trump, Who Had EarLier Dropped Hints that Funds Might have been used to wade into the 2024 Lok sabha polls without giving any evidence, took PM modi’s name in his latest remarks. “Usd 21 million is going to my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India for Voter Turnout. We are giving $ 21 million for Voter Turnout in India.
He further stated that usd 29 million in usaid funds was granted to bangladesh for “strengthening the political landscape.” “USD 29 Million in Bangladesh went to a firm that nobody had ever heard of. Only two people we Working in that firm,” Trump said.
BJP it cell head amit malviya took to the social media platform x and posted the video, taking a swipe at the report and the option, which cited it to Attack the saffron party. “For the third day in a row, US President Donald Trump Reiterated His Claim About Usaid Funding Funding Efforts to Promote Voter Turnout in India … but what does he kna know about history ‘Spending? Express and the degeneration left think they know better! ” Malviya said in the post.
On Friday, The Indian Express Published an Investigative Report that Claimed that New Delhi Had Received No Forms from Usaid for Any Poll-Related Project Since 2008. Grant Worth UsD 21 Million for Voter Participation was sanctioned for a project in Bangladesh in 2022.