In another fresh attack, BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not apologising to the OBC community for his “indecent” comments.
While addressing a press conference, Irani said that Rahul's refusal to apologise to the OBC community for his "indecent" comments is yet another "manifestation" of the Gandhi family's political arrogance.
Gandhi was trying to “rip” apart the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she alleged. But the Congress leader will not succeed as the people of the country are with the prime minister, she added.
"This is not the first time Gandhi family has tried to insult people from Dalit of backward communities. When a woman from the tribal family became the President, even then Droupadi Murmu was insulted by a Congress member on the instructions of Gandhi family," she said.
"In an interview to a magazine in 2019, Gandhi in his own words had claimed that Modi's greatest strength is his image and that he would will rip his image apart," Irani said.
"The political psychosis of Rahul Gandhi is at full display. He abused and accused Modi in Parliament but could not verify his own statement by authenticating it with his own signature," she said.
Such is the political frustration of Gandhi that a promise he made could not be fructified and hence, he continues with his tirade against Modi, said Irani.
"So Rahul Gandhi your promise made to a magazine editor that you will rip Modi's image apart is a promise that shall remain unfulfilled because Narendra Modi's greatest strength is the people of India," Irani said.
While referring to his conviction and sentencing in a criminal defamation case, she said that "Rahul Gandhi could not develop the humility to beg for the forgiveness of the OBC community in our country is just another manifestation of a political arrogance called the Gandhi family".
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha after he was convicted by the Surat court over his “Modi surname” remarks. He was sentenced for two years by the court.
(With PTI inputs)
