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Sitharaman Slams Rahul Gandhi Over 'Despicable' Remarks On Arun Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman strongly condemns Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on late Arun Jaitley (Pic Via X)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (2 August) condemned Rahul Gandhi's statement alleging that the late Arun Jaitley threatened him during the farmers' protest, reported The Times Of India.
She labeled the remark as “despicable” and accused Gandhi of displaying a pattern of attacking people in public life, even those no longer alive.
“If irresponsibility has a face, it is @RahulGandhi,” Sitharaman posted on X.
“To throw baseless allegations at people in public life, even those who are no longer with us, is becoming a personality trait for him. His remarks on the late Shri Arun Jaitley is despicable. India needs a strong opposition party. An irresponsible leadership hurts his party @INCIndia and the country," she added.
“I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, Arun Jaitley was sent to me to threaten me. He told me, 'If you carry on opposing the government, fighting the farm laws, we will have to act against you.' I looked at him and said, 'I don't think you have an idea who you are talking to,'” Gandhi said.
Rohan Jaitley, son of Arun Jaitley, promptly refuted Gandhi’s claim.
“Rahul Gandhi now claims my late father, Arun Jaitley, threatened him over the farm laws. Let me remind him, my father passed away in 2019. The farm laws were introduced in 2020,” he posted on X, calling the claim factually incorrect and in bad taste.
