The Congress today accused the BJP of misusing the Intelligence Bureau against people who interacted with Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted that the IB is questioning several people and is also seeking details like the memorandum submitted to the former Congress president. He said that two big leaders of BJP – PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are furious with the yatra.
“IB is questioning several people who interacted with Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra. Ghosts are asking all kinds of questions and also want copies of memorandum submitted to them. There is nothing secret about the visit But clearly the G2’s are rattling!” Jairam Ramesh, general secretary in-charge of communications, said in a tweet.
IB is interrogating many people who #BharatJodoYatra during @RahulGandhi talked with. The detectives are asking all kinds of questions and want copies of the memorandum submitted to them. Nothing is secret about the visit but clearly Modi and Shah (G2) are nervous! — Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) December 25, 2022
The Congress had earlier alleged that the government was trying to block the yatra, during which Gandhi held talks with civil society and other local groups. The yatra reached Delhi on Saturday and is on a break till January 2 and will resume on January 3.
Responding to Jairam Ramesh’s allegation, BJP leader Nalin Kohli said that the Congress is making baseless allegations which are baseless.
The BJP leader said, “The way the Congress party is making allegations, it seems that it wants to contextualize the yatra… What is the need for the IB to go and inquire about it? The yatra is on.”
Many prominent leaders and personalities have joined Bharat Jodo Yatra so far including Medha Patkar, Raghuram Rajan, Kamal Haasan, Swara Bhaskar, Vijender Singh, Aaditya Thackeray, Kanhaiya Kumar, Pawan Khera, Rashami Desai and Riya Sen, Sushant Singh and Akanksha Puri besides many civil society organizations.