Smriti Irani tore into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over what she pointed out was his choreographed dramatics to mislead young people into targeting the Centre.
Irani, who was appointed BJP national general earlier this week, said the Congress MP’s show of support to protesters on exam paper leak issues was just “political posturing” and not “genuine advocacy.”
“There have been times when we heard from citizens across many age groups in many states voicing concerns about how the system needs to be robust. I am not claiming that everything is utopian. She alleged Gandhi had consistently failed to give constructive policy inputs. “If you ask me to take a measure of Mr Gandhi and how dedicated he is to Indian education, I was formulating the National Education Policy in my term as the minister of education.
However, I can say the prime minister has been responsive, the government has been responsive, there has been engagement with not only students’ groups but citizens at large,” Irani told NDTV, drawing from her previous tenure as Union minister for education and women and child development. I never had Mr Gandhi approach me, sit down and contribute to the National Education Policy,” she said.
“Should we as citizens be shocked that Rahul Gandhi mounted an attack on the paramilitary services of our country? We should not. This is the same individual who in parliament questioned the valour of the Indian armed forces. The BJP leader acknowledged public concerns on administrative systems, and assured that the government has been actively engaging with students.
This is the same individual who has gone ahead and in the national capital supported those who called for Bharat ke tukde ,” she said.
