Congress Allies ‘Disowning Rahul’s Demented Ideas’: BJP After Uddhav, Pawar’s Support To Savarkar, Adani

BHARATIYA Janta Party, BJP on Friday said that Congress Allies are disowning Rahul Gandhi's ideas.

"After Uddhav Thackeray protested Rahul Gandhi's 'I am not Savarkar' comment, Sharad Pawar's statement on Adani only proves that Congress allies are disowning Rahul Gandhi's 'demented ideas, one at a time", BJP said after NCP chief Sharad Pawar, in an interview said the Hindenburg Research report on Adani seems targetted.

BJP leader Amit Malviya said, "NCP Chief Sharad Pawar throws Congress under the bus. Says after Supreme Court announced a committee to investigate the Adani issue, the demand for JPC is irrelevant. Congress allies disown Rahul Gandhi’s demented ideas, one at a time… Earlier Uddhav faction had snapped on Savarkar."

Meanwhile, according to reports, Ajit Pawar has cancelled two days of events after the developments.

Earlier, Sharad Pawar on being questioned on Hindenburg's credibility said, "Someone gave a statement, and it created uproar in the country. Such statements were given earlier too, which created ruckus. But the importance given to the issue this time was out of proportion. There was a need to think who raised the issue (gave report). We had not heard the name who gave the statement. What is the background?. When such issues are raised, they create uproar in the country, the cost is borne ....how it impacts the economy. We can't ignore such things, and it seems (it) was targeted"

"Today, who has the majority in Parliament, the ruling party. The demand was against the ruling party. The committee to probe against the ruling party will have majority of members from the ruling party. How will the truth come out, there can be apprehensions. If Supreme Court investigates the matter, where there is no influence, there is a better chance of the truth coming out. And once the SC announced a committee for probing the matter, there was no need for JPC (probe)," he added.

Also, a few days earlier, Sharad Pawar advised Rahul Gandhi and the Congress to mellow down its attack on Savarkar as Savarkar is a revered figure in Maharashtra.

Further, Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar's nephew questioned the controversy over PM Modi's educational qualification and said PM Modi's educational degree has no relevance in today's politics. “He (Modi) has been representing the country for nine years. I have observed that the issue of his or some other minister's (educational) degree is dug up. It is not an important issue, but inflation and unemployment are the key issues,” Ajit Pawar said.