In an escalation of its assault on Rahul Gandhi, the BJP stated the Congress chief ought to give an explanation for who’re the businessmen he meets and the purpose – primarily based totally on an interview of former Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad who alleged that Rahul Gandhi is going overseas and meets `unwanted businessmen’. This comes after Rahul Gandhi’s Adani tweet wherein he stated the names of 5 former Congressmen which includes Ghulam Nabi Azad pronouncing that those names are simply BJP’s equipment to divert interest from Adani. Read | Rahul Gandhi’s new picturegraph has BJP, Cong warring on Twitter: `Go devour there`
Reacting to the Adani tweet wherein his call has been dragged, Ghulam Nabi Azad advised a information channel that it’s miles shameful as he by no means had any affiliation with any businessmen while the complete family (Gandhi) is related to businessmen which includes him. “I even have amazing recognize for the family. I do not need to talk some thing in opposition to the family. Otherwise, I might have given examples of in which he might cross and meet unwanted businessmen even outdoor the country,” Ghulam Nabi Azad stated.
Rahul Gandhi has been on the centre of a political row brought on via way of means of his Lok Sabha speech on Adani which were given expunged in parts; for his UK speech; for his conviction withinside the 2019 Modi-surname case, disqualification from the Lok Sabha, for his Savarkar remark and now the ‘Adani’ tweet. Assam leader minister Himanta Biswa Sarma whose call became additionally stated in that tweet stated he’s going to document a defamation fit in opposition to Rahul Gandhi for that tweet. “Whatever Rahul Gandhi has tweeted, it’s miles a defamatory tweet. So as soon as Prime Minister is going again from Assam we can reply to the tweet and definitely, there may be a defamation case in Guwahati,” Himanta Biswa stated.
Amid this, former J&K leader minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched his memoir ‘Azaad’ wherein he labeled Congress as ‘bloopers and bombast’. In numerous interviews, he criticised Rahul Gandhi and stated it became for Rahul Gandhi that he and plenty of leaders exited the party.