On 25th March 2023 at 03:05 PM IST, spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke to the media following Rahul Gandhi’s press conference in Patna. During the conference, Prasad accused Rahul of spreading misunderstandings and not focusing on the issue at hand. He clarified that Rahul was disqualified because of his insulting speech towards the Modi community in 2019 and not due to the Adani issue he alleged. Prasad also pointed out that Rahul had not filed an appeal once morest his disqualification and that many others, including members of the BJP, have been disqualified before. He accused the Congress of making Rahul a martyr for the upcoming Karnataka elections. Additionally, Prasad revealed that despite the Supreme Court’s order, Rahul did not hand over his phone for testing to confirm if it was hacked using Pegasus. A figure with an image caption of “Ravi Shankar Prasad | Photo: ANI” was also present at the conference.
Patna: BJP says that Rahul Gandhi is trying to spread misunderstanding and is not talking regarding the issue. Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad. He also stated in the press conference that Rahul Gandhi was punished on account of his speech in 2019. He was meeting the media following Rahul Gandhi’s press conference.
Rahul Gandhi insulted the Modi community in 2019. There is no connection between the disqualification issue and the Adani issue alleged by Rahul Gandhi. He has the right to criticize but not the right to insult. He also asked why Rahul Gandhi did not file an appeal once morest his disqualification.
Rahul Gandhi is not the only one who has been disqualified. Many have been disqualified before. Earlier, around 32 people including from BJP were disqualified. Ravi Shankar said. He added that the Congress is making Rahul Gandhi a martyr ahead of the Karnataka elections.
He also said that Rahul Gandhi, who claims that his phone was hacked using Pegasus, refused to hand over the phone for testing as per the Supreme Court order.
In conclusion, the BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad has reiterated that Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification was the result of his own actions and that there is no connection between this issue and the Adani controversy that Rahul has been alleging. He also pointed out that many others, including from the BJP, have been disqualified before. Prasad accused the Congress of playing politics and making Rahul Gandhi a martyr ahead of the upcoming Karnataka elections. In addition, he criticized Rahul for not submitting his phone for testing as per the Supreme Court’s order in the Pegasus spyware case. With these remarks, the controversy surrounding Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification seems set to continue for some time.
