Overview

• Rahul Gandhi asserted at the Congress annual legal conclave that late finance minister Arun Jaitley was sent in 2020 to threaten him over his opposition to the farm laws.
• Rohan Jaitley pointed out on social media that his father passed away in August 2019 and that the farm laws were approved in June 2020 and passed in Parliament in September 2020.
• BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya shared cabinet and parliamentary dates to label Gandhi’s statement “fake news” and highlight its chronological impossibility.
• Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju publicly condemned the baseless allegation against a deceased leader and called for an apology.
• Shiromani Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral said Gandhi’s remarks harmed his own credibility and underscored the need for respectful political discourse when invoking late public figures.