Moments after former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over inflation and job crisis in the country, the BJP responded to the charges saying price rise and unemployment were an excuse and that the real reason behind the nationwide protest was to scare the ED and save the family.
Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi are facing a money laundering probe by the central agency in the National Herald case. They both are out on bail.
BJP’s senior leader and former central minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that if Rahul Gandhi speaks the truth then he should explain to the people why he was on bail in the same case. “Rahul Gandhi says he doesn’t lie, then he should explain why he is on bail,” he said.
The BJP leader further said that the National Herald newspaper could not run due to some reasons. The liability was above Rs 80 crore. In 2010, Associated Journal Limited (AJL) handed over its entire share to Young Indian. “In this Young India, 38% stake was held by Sonia Gandhi and 38% stake by Rahul Gandhi (total 76%). He gave only Rs 50 lakh to National Herald and Congress waived off Rs 80 crore loan. National Herald’s assets worth about Rs 5000 crore were brought in the name of this Family Control Trust,” he said.
“Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi went to the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court, where this case was rejected and later bail had to be taken,” the former minister said.
The Congress has announced a mega protest over inflation and the job crisis in the country. This comes just days after ED sealed the Young Indian office in the Herald House.
Today, Rahul Gandhi said that India was under a dictatorship and that all institutions in the country had been taken over by the RSS. He said the government did not want discussion on any issues related to people.
To this, the BJP leader said: “Rahul Gandhi has told a clear lie today. When the discussion was held in the House two days ago, did the people of Congress participate in it or not? The discussion of inflation and unemployment is an excuse. The real reason is to scare the ED and save the family.” “When inflation is discussed, Rahul Gandhi does not come into the discussion, walks out of the House,” he said.
