Rahul Gandhi astatine a rally successful Delhi connected Tuesday. (Anil Sharma)
WITH CAMPAIGNING for the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections entering the past leg, the gloves are disconnected for INDIA bloc allies Congress and AAP. While Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Tuesday targeted Arvind Kejriwal implicit the Delhi excise argumentation lawsuit and accused him of being “scared” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the AAP person raised the National Herald lawsuit to accidental that the Leader of Opposition should not “preach connected fear”.
Addressing a Congress rally astatine Patparganj, Rahul raised the Delhi excise argumentation lawsuit and the contention implicit the CM residence to people Kejriwal, erstwhile Delhi CM. “I don’t cognize if different parties are frightened of Modiji, but Kejriwal ji decidedly is,” said Rahul.
The Congress person besides targeted erstwhile Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for changing his seat. “Earlier, Manish Sisodia was the campaigner here, but helium was progressive successful the liquor scam. That’s wherefore helium got frightened and near this Vidhan Sabha,” helium said.
Hitting back, Kejriwal said successful a station connected X: “Modi ji puts radical successful jailhouse adjacent by filing mendacious cases specified arsenic the liquor scam. Why haven’t you and your household been arrested successful unfastened and unopen cases similar the National Herald? How did Robert Vadra get a cleanable chit from BJP? It is amended if you don’t preach connected fearfulness and bravery. The state knows who is simply a coward and who is brave.”
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) lawsuit successful the National Herald substance is based connected a proceedings tribunal bid that allowed the Income Tax Department to probe the affairs of the Congress-promoted paper and behaviour a taxation appraisal of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul.
In April past year, the PMLA Adjudicating Authority upheld the ED’s attachment of assets worthy Rs 751.9 crore of the National Herald and companies linked to it.
In different post, Kejriwal referred to the PM’s authoritative residence astatine 7, Lok Kalyan Marg: “People are asking wherefore Rahul Gandhi is soundless connected ‘Rajmahal’? Today Rahul ji repeated the full code of BJP. Tell the nationalist what statement has been reached betwixt the BJP and Congress?”
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Earlier astatine the Patparganj rally, Rahul said, “On the 1 hand, we person the BJP that makes radical fight, and connected the different hand, we person Kejriwal ji, who says immoderate helium wants without immoderate volition of keeping his promises… He entered authorities with a tiny car and large promises to alteration the system. But erstwhile the mediocre needed him, helium was obscurity to beryllium found. During the riots, Kejriwal ji was missing.”
Slamming Kejriwal implicit the excise argumentation case, helium described AAP arsenic the “most corrupt”. “Delhi went done a immense liquor scam, but astatine that time, Kejriwal ji was engaged warring with Modi ji implicit his bungalow, helium was engaged accusing him of trying to propulsion him retired of his house. Kejriwal ji was much acrophobic astir his ‘sheesh mahal’,” Rahul said, referencing the BJP’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’ jibe astir the 6 Flagstaff Road residence.
At different rally astatine Okhla, the Congress person highlighted section issues, including the diminution of the concern base. “Okhla utilized to beryllium an concern centre with galore tiny businesses. Where are those businesses now? Kejriwal ji and Modi ji got them shut,” helium said.
He besides accused Kejriwal of inaction connected pollution, inflation, and unemployment. “What has helium done for ostentation oregon employment? Nothing. He conscionable gives speeches.”
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Rahul said that aft being elected, Kejriwal issued a “certificate of honesty” to himself. “I heard his code successful which helium claimed that helium is an honorable politician. Who says that astir themselves? The nationalist should accidental you are honest. Kejriwal ji had to springiness himself a certificate of honesty due to the fact that the nationalist does not judge successful it.”