Nirmala hits out at Rahul, terms his plenary speech as the 'rhetoric of a loser'


New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI): Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's remarks at the Congress's plenary session, the BJP on Sunday said that the party which questioned the "fundamental existence" of Lord Ram today wants to be identified with the Pandavas. Giving a point-by-point rebuttal of Gandhi's speech, senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman termed his address as the "rhetoric of a loser" and "devoid of substance."

Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Gandhi today said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.

"The party which questioned the fundamental existence of Shri Ram today wants to identify itself with Pandavas," Sitharaman said.

"I have never heard of a Congress' priest and a BJP' priest, but Rahul Gandhi has narrated a whole story on that, just a way to mock Hindus and Hinduism," she said.
Earlier in the day, Gandhi had narrated a story about his meeting and conversation with priests during his visit to a temple.

Taking on Gandhi over his attempt to link Modi with fugitives Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi, she termed it as "a fake narrative".

"Mr Gandhi who himself is out on bail in the National Herald case shares a surname with the Father of the Nation, is that a reflection on the Mahatma," Sitharaman said.

Hitting back at Gandhi over his attack on Amit Shah, Sitharaman said that it was astonishing that the Congress president chooses to make allegations against the BJP chief even though he has been cleared by a court.

"Gandhi himself is out on bail in the Herald case, whereas our party President Amit Shah Ji, has been cleared by the court," she said.

On Gandhi's remarks on the independence of the judiciary and the media during the Modi government's tenure, Sitharaman wondered when the Congress became the protector of the judiciary.

"Do I need to remind how Indira Gandhi treated the judiciary when one verdict went against her. Rajiv Gandhi in 1988, almost brought a bill to curtail the freedom of the press. Indira Gandhi blacked out the media during the Emergency. And the grandson is talking about the freedom of the press," she said.

Reacting to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's jibe at the RBI that it should learn to count money from Hundi collectors in Tirupati, Sitharaman said, "The RBI should hire the Congress for counting black money, as they are familiar with counting it."

On Gandhi's charges against Narendra Modi and the BJP-led government at the Centre, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Congress president should apologise for his party's misdeeds first and then attack the prime minister.

"While accusing the Modi government he forgets that the Congress did the worst of the genocide of Sikhs. They brought media censorship and are known for all kinds of corruption and scams. He should first apologise for all these," he said.

  

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Hits out at Rahul - big achievement.
    Befitting answer to PAK - When & How? Any preprations or only talk ?

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  • arun, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    First, things that Ministry of Defence selected from Raja saba & she is not an MP. also not from her

    own TN state. (Raja saba seat from Karnataka) .

    However to keep PM happy, she required to defense BJP Party... otherwise, she will lose all the stuff

    including Defence post.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Ideally, Rahul & Sonia should've set their house in order before launching attack on Modi & BJP.
    They need to start winning allies and elections. How can some Guruji tell Rahul he will become PM next year? Absurd!

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    spew uvr venom & jealous as much, nobody stops rahul becoming p.m. in india.

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Rafael Deal is overpriced with 1000cr more but agreed by Modi Govt. The 36fighters were to reach India 36months back yet to reach even after 36 months, though deal was off-the-shelf purchase.

    With too much power in hands ruling majority of states in India and with a majority also in parliament, BJP, arrogance of power reached over its head. Nations interest is compromised for publicity and stunt, with end result more burden to Indians.

    This defense minister has nothing to say about it.

    She is in TV debates and in Social Media, the minute someone tells something against BJP or Modi.

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  • Hussain, Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Ladies and Gentlemen...This is our Defense Minister !!!!
    I never knew responding to opposition leader was DM's role and responsibility !!

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    "Opposition Leader"?

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    ulta chor kotwalko dante. c her jealous face.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    I guess Nirmala is Defense Minister of BJP ...

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  • Ronald Pinto, Mangalore/india

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Where was this lady before becoming Defence minister? Never figured anywhere in the national scene. What does she knows the dirty politics . Appears to be being fed by her bosses.

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  • Prasanna, Bajpe/Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Befitting Reply from Nirmala........

    Pappu feeling defeat in advance from yesterdays speech.

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  • Vivian Pinto, Calgary/Bijai

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Thanks for lessening to our next P M

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Yesterday 5 civilians were killed in J&K in Pakistani shelling and our defense minister is worried about how to safeguard her defenseless boss from the verbal onslaught of opposition!
    She sees no substance in RG's comparing her party with Kauravas but when Modi likened Renuka Chaudhary to certain character in Ramayan it was full of substance! Finally, linking NaMo with NiMo and LaMo isn't fake narrative as she claims, it's Feku narrative, for no action was taken against NiMo by NaMo despite the written complaint and FIRs and the picture at Davos reveals it all! LaMo on humanitarian grounds having all the fun in the world on tax payers' money.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Defence Minister need to concentrate on security of the nation instead of wasting time on these unwarranted comments

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  • PEDDA GUNDA, MANGALURU

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Nirmala should pay attention on China boarder and Pak boarder or stay permanently there and no one wants your BHASANA BHASANA BHASANA here

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  • Eustace, Udyavara

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Its actually, N. Sitharaman sounds like a looser. Why she brings Ram in Mahabharat? Rahul is comparing Pandavas and Kauravas. Rahul also referred to mercy petitions by Savarkar to Britishers to spare him, while Indian Freedom fighters were in Jail. Not a word about it. No defamation cases.

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  • Simon, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Is this lady another Shobha? Let her talk less and concentrate in her ministry.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 19 2018

    Ministry of Defence is for defending the country, not for defending the party. No wonder we are being attacked almost on an every day basis.

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