‘Who is he? I’m not answerable to him’: Rahul Gandhi hits back after JP Nadda poses questions on Twitter – Politics News , Firstpost

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New Delhi: After BJP president J P Nadda posed several questions to him on the issues of farmers and national security, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was not answerable to him and asserted that it was not Nadda but he who has stood up for farmers.

“Is JP Nadda my professor that I am answerable to him. Who is he? Is he a professor or teacher of India? Why should I answer him?

“I answer the country, I answer the farmers who can ask me anything,” Rahul said at a press conference when asked about Nadda”s tweets criticising him and posing several questions to him.

Hitting back at the BJP chief for his tweets earlier in the day, the Congress leader claimed it was an “attempted distraction”.

The farmers know that it was Rahul Gandhi who stood up for them in Bhatta Parsaul and over the land acquisition issue, not BJP leader Nadda, he said.

Earlier in the day, Nadda lashed out at Rahul for his barb on the Modi government over national security and also targeted the Congress leader over a host of issues, including agriculture and COVID-19 .

When will @RahulGandhi, his dynasty and Congress stop lying on China?
Can he deny that thousands of kms, including the one in Arunachal Pradesh he is referring to was gifted by none other than Pandit Nehru to the Chinese?
Time and again, why does Congress surrender to China?

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

Does @RahulGandhi have any intention to cancel the Congress Party MoU with China and their Communist Party? Does he intend to return the Chinese largesse to trusts controlled by his family? Or will their policies and practices continue to be dictated by Chinese money and MoU? — Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

Rahul Gandhi spared no opportunity to demotivate the nation in the spirited fight against COVID-19 . Today when India has one of the lowest cases and our scientists have come up with a vaccine, why hasn’t he congratulated the scientists and lauded 130 crore Indians even once?

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

When will Congress stop provoking and misleading farmers of India? Why did UPA stall the Swaminathan Commission report for years and did not increase the MSP? Why did farmers remain poor for decades under Congress Governments? Does he feel sympathy for farmers only in opposition? — Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

Rahul Gandhi has been spreading lies that all APMC Mandis will be closed down. But wasn’t action against the APMC Act a part of Congress manifesto? Would that not have closed down mandis?

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

I hope @RahulGandhi gathers the courage to answer these questions. If he doesn’t, I urge our hard-working media friends to ask him these questions. — Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) January 19, 2021

“When will Rahul Gandhi, his dynasty and Congress stop lying on China. Can he deny that thousands of kms, including the one in Arunachal Pradesh he is referring to was gifted by none other than Pandit Nehru to the Chinese? Time and again, why does Congress surrender to China?” Nadda tweeted.

The BJP chief also accused Rahul of “provoking and misleading” farmers and asked why did the Congress-led UPA government “stall” the Swaminathan Commission report for years and did not increase the minimum support price (MSP).

Nadda said now that Rahul has returned from his “monthly vacation”, he would like to ask him some questions and posted several posers for the former Congress chief.