The unnecessary and malicious brouhaha over Rahul Gandhi’s rape remark by minister Smriti Irani appears like a classic tactic to divert attention from violence in Northeast over citizenship law and economic crisis. BJP government cannot rely on cynical headline management endlessly. Speaking about rape isn’t the problem, politicising it is.
Smriti Irani mustn’t try to divert attention from citizenship law by attacking Rahul Gandhi
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