Union Minister Smriti Irani launched a sharp attack on the Congress after the Karnataka Police lodged an FIR against the BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya over a video posted by him with certain references against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Terming the police action as “suppression of truth”, the BJP demanded to know from the Congress whether it was true that Mr. Gandhi was “hobnobbing” with those associated with businessman-philanthropist George Soros.
Ms. Irani on Wednesday accused Mr. Gandhi of having links with Mr. Soros and meeting people that are funded by the American businessman. “The question that has been left unanswered by the Congress is this: Is it true that Rahul Gandhi met Sunita Viswanath during his trip to the U.S.?... When it is clear to every Indian what George Soros intends to do, why is Rahul Gandhi hobnobbing with those who are funded by Soros,” asked Ms. Irani at a press conference held at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Ms. Viswanath is an Indian-American activist who has worked in women’s and human rights organisations. She co-founded the human rights organisations Women for Afghan Women and Hindus for Human Rights.
