<span style="color: #222222;">BJP today attacked former Congress President Rahul Gandhi for not attending a single meeting of Parliament's standing committee on defence and accused him of trying to demoralise the nation.<br />''<br />''Party President J P Nadda alleged that Mr. Gandhi skips meetings of all important parliamentary standing committee on defence but continues to demoralise the nation and question the valour of armed forces.<br />''<br />''BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao also said, Mr Gandhi chose not to attend as many as 11 meetings of the Standing Committee held so far.  <br />''<br />''He alleged that the dynastic family is only interested in defence matters when commissions are involved.  <br />''<br />''He  demanded  an explanation from Mr. Gandhi as to why he chose to be absent from all the meetings of the Standing Committee on Defence.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile,  Congress  has  hit back at BJP  and accused it  of resorting to  distraction from the main issue.<br />''<br />''Party  spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged  the government has not called any meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence for the last over three months at this crucial time.</span><br />