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Jaitley charge of political debate standards leaves Priyanka unmoved

New Delhi/Rae Bareli: BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday accused Priyanka Gandhi of lowering quality of political debate by her remarks about "panic-stricken rats" for his party after it accused her husband of corruption but she

IANS Published : Apr 29, 2014 11:09 IST, Updated : Apr 29, 2014 11:34 IST
"Buddha said you can choose the gift you want to receive. If they choose to give me those gifts, I can choose to reject. If I reject them, it's theirs, not mine," she told an English news channel on Monday while doing a road show in Rae Bareli for her mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman meanwhile questioned Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's silence over the allegations against Robert Vadra.

"Vadra land deals happened in Congress-ruled Haryana and Rajasthan. Why is the Congress president and vice-president silent on the issue," she said.

On the other hand, the Congress too stepped up attack on the BJP accusing its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of giving "protection" to alleged "hawala kingpin", whose house and office in Surat were searched by the Enforcement Directorate last month.

Congress party spokesman Randeep Surjewala alleged that the "hawala kingpin" was a "well-known BJP supporter and protege" of Modi.
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