Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Kumar Ketkar has alleged that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad 'plotted' the Congress party’s defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, claiming foreign spy agencies were determined to prevent a stable Congress-led government in New Delhi.
Speaking at a Congress-organised Constitution Day event, Ketkar argued that the sharp fall in the party’s tally, from 206 seats in 2009 to 44 in 2014, could not be explained by domestic politics alone and was 'not the mandate of the people', according to his remarks.
He claimed that 'a game' was launched ahead of the 2014 polls and that 'under no circumstances' should Congress’s seat tally be allowed to rise from 206, alleging that foreign agencies believed Congress had to be pushed down for them to 'play games in India'.