"Ridiculous, BJP Scared": Priyanka Gandhi On Sonia Gandhi-George Soros Links
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Ms Gandhi Vadra counter-accused the BJP of "deliberately not running Parliament (which was, this afternoon, adjourned for the day after protests from both sides)".
The Congress - under heavy fire from the Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged links between ex party boss Sonia Gandhi and businessman George Soros - hit back Tuesday through Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who dismissed the Soros-Sonia Gandhi claims as "ridiculous" and an attempt to distract voters. #WATCH | On BJP alleging links between George Soros and Sonia Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "It is the most ridiculous thing they could come up with. They are talking about some 1994 thing, no one has any record of it. No one knows what they are talking about.… pic.twitter.com/blGJWhxBu2 #WATCH | Delhi | On Parliament adjourned for the day, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "They (BJP) are scared of discussing the Adani issue. I am new in Parliament but till now the PM was not seen in the Parliament. Why should we not raise this issue?..." pic.twitter.com/rAy6uT2r5z
Ms Gandhi Vadra also counter-accused the ruling party of "deliberately not running Parliament (which was, this afternoon, adjourned for the day after raucous protests from both sides)".
"It is the most ridiculous thing they could come up with. They are talking about some 1994 thing... no one has any record of it. No one knows what they are talking about. The only reason they are doing this is because they don't want to discuss the Adani issue..." she told reporters.
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