New Delhi [India], August 2 : BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday slammed the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and asked him to apologise over the remarks he made about the late Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Anurag Thakur responded to Rahul Gandhi's remarks, as the latter claimed that Arun Jaitley was sent by the Modi government to "threaten" him for trying to fight against the farm laws.
"Rahul Gandhi comes up with a new lie and a new propaganda every day. I want to remind Rahul Gandhi that Arun Jaitley died on 24th August 2019, and the farm laws were passed on 17th September 2020 and 20th September 2020 in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively. When the Bill came, Arun Jaitley had already died. Rahul Gandhi should apologise to Arun Jaitley's family, BJP and the entire country," Anurag Thakur told ANI.
Earlier in the day, responding to Rahul Gandhi's claim, DDCA chief Rohan Jaitley reminded the Congress leader that his father died before the laws were even introduced, stating, "Let me remind him that my father passed away in 2019. The farm laws were introduced in 2020."
In a post on X, Rohan Jaitley wrote, "Rahul Gandhi now claims my late father, Arun Jaitley, threatened him over the farm laws. Let me remind him that my father passed away in 2019. The farm laws were introduced in 2020. More importantly, it was not in my father's nature to threaten anyone over an opposing view. He was a staunch democrat and always believed in building consensus."
Rohan Jaitley further said that his late father was always open to free and open discussions.
"If at all such a situation were to occur, as it often does in politics, he would invite free and open discussions to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to all. That was simply who he was and that remains his legacy today. I would appreciate Rahul Gandhi being mindful while speaking of those not with us. He attempted something similar with Manohar Parrikar ji, politicising his final days, which was in equally poor taste. Let the departed Rest in Peace," Jaitley said on X.