Opposition Need Leaders, Rahul Defeating His Own Cause: Nirmala Sitharaman at IES 2024

New Delhi: Speaking at India's biggest ecomic summit, India Ecomic Summit 2024, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a sharp jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying that he is "doing a disservice for cause he pretends to take up."

In a candid conversation with Republic's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami when asked about halwa controversy, Finance Minister said, "Or than attempting to pull me down, Rahul Gandhi is doing a disservice for cause he pretends to take up. Talking about halwa ceremony where Rahul Gandhi asked how many STs, SCs and OBCs were included... if you really intend to serve cause of SC and ors, it is t a halwa ceremony you will question that. You will do so much more to help cause. Somewhere I feel people around him, helping him are t putting gravity of issues before he takes m up."

Continuing to take a sharp jib at Rahul, Sitharaman said, "Look at way in Karnataka Congress party has helped directly or indirectly people to claim farmers' lands in name of Waqf Board. Where is Congress party and where is Bhatta-Parsaul, where is Rahul Gandhi when it comes to Karnataka's farmers? gravity of cause that he takes is momentary."

Speaking about Opposition, Sitharaman said, "My worry is that India's Opposition, I'm sorry to say this...I don't want to pull down anybody but India's Opposition needs leers who can stand up in Parliament and question government."

"I want an  Opposition leer who sits to ask question. moment he gets up, all of us should say, "Oh my God, let's see what he is going to ask w," she ded.

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