Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has warned that he will likely be submitting a defamation swimsuit in opposition to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his tweet linking him to the Gautam Adani-led Group. The Assam Chief Minister stated this whereas addressing a press convention held in Guwahati on Sunday. The Assam Chief Minister instructed reporters that he’ll file a defamation case in opposition to Rahul Gandhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s go to to Assam on April 14.
“Whatever Rahul Gandhi has tweeted, it is a defamatory tweet. So once Prime Minister goes back from Assam we will respond to the tweet and definitely, there will be a defamation case in Guwahati,” he stated. Sarma additional added, “But not now, I don`t want to talk about politics now, because we want to celebrate Bihu”.
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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 9, 2023
Rahul Gandhi’s Latest Adani Tweet Irks BJP Leaders
Rahul Gandhi in a stinging tweet on Saturday slammed sure leaders who left Congress previously few years, and a few of them who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, whereas persevering with his assault on the federal government relating to the Adani matter. He posted an image sporting the names of former Congress leaders, who both joined the BJP or ended decades-old ties with the grand outdated social gathering, together with that of businessman Gautam Adani. The names proven within the image included Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, former MP Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, chief Anil Antony and former CM Kiran Reddy.
“They hide the truth, that’s why they mislead every day! The question remains the same – whose Rs 20,000 crore benami money is in Adani’s companies?” Rahul Gandhi requested in a tweet in Hindi, sharing a picture with ‘Adani’ written as an acronym of kinds with letters of the names of the leaders.
सच्चाई छुपाते हैं, इसलिए रोज़ भटकाते हैं!
सवाल वही है – अडानी की कंपनियों में ₹20,000 करोड़ बेनामी पैसे किसके हैं? pic.twitter.com/AiL1iYPjcx
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 8, 2023
Responding to it, Assam CM said that the BJP by no means questioned him in regards to the alleged concealment of proceeds of crime from the Bofors and National Herald Scams, or how Ottavio Quattrocchi repeatedly escaped Indian justice. He added that they’d meet within the court docket.
Sarma Takes ’12-Lakh Employment’ Dig At Kejriwal
Sarma additionally took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Sarma added that he’s nonetheless ready for a gathering with him to learn about Kejriwal`s claims on giving employment. “Because I want to demystify how 12 lakh employment is possible where sanctioned staff in Delhi government is only 1.5 lakh. So, I want to ask him that question. If the Assam government has a sanctioned staff of 4 lakhs, how can I give appointments to 12 lakh people? So I have to unravel that mystery. He shouldn`t say at the end of the day that, these are private company jobs,” Himanta Biswa Sarma stated.
PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to go to Guwahati for varied occasions, together with the state’s try to create a document for the most important Bihu efficiency with over 11,000 dancers and drummers.
