Rahul claims Jaitley 'threat' over farm laws, late minister's son hits back

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Modi govt had sent Arun Jaitley to threaten him for opposing farm laws, drawing sharp reactions from BJP and the former Union minister's son, who said the Lok Sabha leader of opposition was "lying" as the three laws had been introduced in 2020 while Jaitley died in 2019.While education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Gandhi's "immaturity and childish disgusting mentality has done the insensitive work of spreading lies in the name of the late Jaitley", FM Nirmala Sitharaman said, "If irresponsibility has a face, it is Rahul Gandhi." Addressing Congress's annual legal conclave, Rahul said, "I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, he's not here any more so I really shouldn't say it, but I will - Arun Jaitley ji was sent to me... to threaten me.""He said, 'if you carry on down this path, opposing the govt and fighting us on the farm laws, we'll have to take act against you'," he alleged."I replied, 'I think you don't know or have an idea who you're talking to. We're Congress people, and we're not cowards. We are not going to bend; the superpower British couldn't bend us'," Rahul said.Rebutting Rahul's claims about his father, Rohan Jaitley said,"Let the departed rest in peace ....let me remind him, my father passed away in 2019. The farm laws were introduced in 2020." "More importantly, it was not in my father's nature to threaten anyone over an opposing view. He was a staunch democrat and always believed in building consensus," he added. "If at all such a situation was to occur, as it often does in politics, he would invite free and open discussions to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution to all," Rohan added.