NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit back at the BJP and RSS over their criticism of her mother and senior party leader Sonia Gandhi’s newly released memoir, accusing them of spreading lies and fabricating stories about the former Congress president for years.
Speaking to reporters during her visit to her Wayanad constituency, Priyanka said Sonia Gandhi had remained silent for much of her adult life in India despite facing sustained criticism and allegations, and had every right to share her own account.
“Now, she is telling her story, and she has the right to do so. It is good that they are ready to read it. For so long, they (BJP) have been telling lies about my mother, and now she is telling the truth. I am happy they are reading her book,” she said.
VIDEO | Keralam: Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on BJP’s criticism of Sonia Gadhi’s book, says, “Well look, for the whole of my mother’s life, her adult life in India, the BJP, the RSS, many many people, everybody has said whatever they wanted about my mother. They have told lies, they have fabricated stories. They have completely invented things and she has been quiet. Now, she’s telling her story. So, she has a right to tell her story. It’s good they are reading it. What else do you expect them to say? For so long they have been telling lies about my mother. Now she’s telling the truth, so obviously they’re going to say that. What else can they say? Anyway, I am very happy they’re reading her book.”#PriyankaGandhiVadra #SoniaGandhiBook (Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)
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Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, was released on November 10.
The book traces Sonia Gandhi’s personal journey and her years in Indian politics, triggering a political exchange between the Congress and the BJP.
The BJP has criticised the memoir, accusing Sonia Gandhi of attempting to whitewash controversial chapters of the Congress party’s history, including the Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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