On 20 March, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Centre over the Delhi Police’s notice to Rahul Gandhi, saying the nation is watching all the exploits of “the corrupt BJP government” and will respond when the time comes.
Her attack came after Rahul Gandhi, on March 19, faced a Delhi police team that reached his residence to inquire about his “women are still being sexually assaulted” statement made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
In a tweet in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said, “Notice is being given to Mr Rahul Gandhi as to why you raised the voice of women, Dalits, tribals, poor, farmers, and youth who were suffering from atrocities.” “The people of the country are watching all the exploits of “the corrupt BJP government” and will give a reply when the time comes,” she said.
“PM’s friend Gautam Adani is accused of having business relations with 38 shell companies abroad with no notice. Infiltration of a fake company in the defense sector through Adani, with no notice. The government itself is accused of changing the rules to benefit Adani, not even discussed in the Parliament,” the Congress general secretary said.
In another tweet, Priyanka Gandhi slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the reported suicide of a girl student over alleged eve teasing.
“In the media, advertisements say that ‘criminals are trembling’ in the U.P. But, in reality, every day criminals commit crimes against women without fear, and the women are not given a hearing in the government system,” she said.
The Congress has condemned the Delhi Police’s action after police knocked on Mr. Gandhi’s door on Sunday for the third time in five days, asking him to provide information on the women “victims” so that the police can take up their case.
The opposition party attacked the central government, accusing it of harassment, intimidation, and political vendetta, but the BJP rejected the charge and said the police were “only discharging their lawful duty”.
