The opposition in the UK Parliament criticises Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to the Gujarat JCB factory.

Boris Johnson's factory visit sparked outrage on social media, with JCB equipment being used in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's "anti-encroachment" drive in Jahangirpuri.

The Opposition parties in the UK have questioned in Parliament Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to visit a British-owned bulldozer factory in Gujarat during his visit to India last week.

A number of Labour Party MPs, including Indian-origin Nadia Whittome, questioned Johnson’s visit to the JCB factory in Halol despite the use of some of the company’s equipment in the controversial demolition of properties in north-west Delhi in the wake of recent communal clashes in Jahangirpuri.

The factory visit had created a stir across social media, pointing to the use of JCB equipment in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s “anti-encroachment” drive in Delhi, an issue referred to the courts.

Vicky Ford, the Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), was delegated on behalf of the government and stated that the visit would "supercharge" the UK-India trading relationship while also emphasising the importance of human rights.