Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 13: Union minister Smriti Irani slammed the Congress’ ‘Satyagraha’ march on Monday, which was held to show solidarity with Rahul Gandhi, who is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case.
“Congress leaders have taken to the streets to pressurize an investigating agency openly because their corruption has been exposed…It’s an attempt to protect the assets of the Gandhi family,” she said.
“In the 1930s, Associatethethe that the Journals Limited was formed with 5,000 freedom fighters as shareholders. Today, a company that was to be run by freedom fighters has been usurped by the Gandhi family,” she added.
Why is Gandhi family interested in a former newspaper publishing company which is now running real estate business…This shows that not just 'Jijaji' (Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra) but entire Gandhi family is fascinated by real estate: Union Minister Smriti Irani pic.twitter.com/zsyOh9X7Z2
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2022
Irani claimed that the Gandhi family gathered people to protect their interests, and that this action spoke volumes about the family’s political nature.
Her barb comes amid a flurry of activity in the national capital surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s appearance before the Enforcement Directorate. Several Congress workers have been arrested by the Delhi Police for protesting since the morning.
Notably, Rahul Gandhi marched from the Congress headquarters to the ED office with his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
