Spotlighting a video clip purportedly from Rahul Gandhi’s dharna at a police station in New Delhi, BJP General Secretary Smriti Irani on Friday questioned his very commitment to the demand that an FIR be registered over the alleged use of pellet guns during the youth protest march towards Parliament on July 20.
She referred to the recent Supreme Court decision to form a committee to look into allegations related to the youth protests over the NEET paper leak and other issues. “Let us not presume and besmirch the uniformed personnel of our country. That Rahul Gandhi has positioned himself at a police station or outside it for political gains is known to everybody,” she added. Irani responded, “If the government had anything to hide, we would not take a transparent position in front of the Supreme Court. I reiterate: allow investigations to be completed. The paramilitary and police personnel are deployed to ensure that citizens at large are protected.”
The former Amethi MP, who had defeated Rahul Gandhi from his family seat in UP in 2019, was also asked about the incident in Bihar, where the state BJP-led government has accepted in an affidavit before the Supreme Court that there were aerial shots fired with an AK-47 by a policeman.
“Investigations are underway,” Irani asserted, speaking about the police action on the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march. She said citizens trust the Supreme Court, “and also the investigating capacities of the paramilitary services and the police force of our country”.
Read: “3 Pellets In Eye, 200 In Body”: Rahul Gandhi Protests With Victim, Demands FIR | Live Updates Irani was asked what the ruling BJP’s issue really was with pellet victim Sahil Lochab’s two-pronged demand, which Rahul has supported with his dharna, that an FIR be lodged and the investigation officer be assigned.
