Latching on to the allegation levelled by former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has ties with “undesirable businessmen”, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said Rahul must respond to the “serious charge”.
He also sought to know if Rahul was trying to “weaken” the country at the behest of “anti-India businessmen”.
“Ghulam Nabi Azad has made a serious allegation that whenever Rahul Gandhi goes on a foreign tour, he meets many unwanted businessmen,” Prasad told reporters here.
In a recent interview with Malayalam News channel Asianet News, Azad, referring to the Gandhi family, said, “The entire family has associations with businessmen, including him (Rahul). I can give you 10 examples of where he would go even outside the country, to meet people who are undesirable
“Who are these unwanted traders and what are their interests? Is Rahul Gandhi trying to weaken India at the behest of anti-India businessmen and working against Modi ji?” he said.
Prasad also wondered why Gandhi is maintaining a “stoic silence” over the alleged involvement of Congress leaders in “a number of scams”.
“Revelations made by Azad are serious in nature... Rahul Gandhi needs to clarify,” the senior BJP leader said.
The BJP wants to know how the National Herald Trust was converted into a “family trust by the Gandhi family”, he said.
Referring to Rahul, Prasad said the person who is out on bail in the National Herald case and is currently facing trial is levelling baseless allegations.