Rajnath, Jaitley hit back

 Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rejected  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that senior ministers were not in the loop when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took major decisions.

Singh denied Rahul’s claim in the Lok Sabha that the home minister was not informed about the peace pact with Naga insurgent group NSCN(IM) as “completely false and baseless”.

“Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Naga peace accord in Lok Sabha today (Wednesday) is completely false and baseless. I had several rounds of consultations with the PM on Naga peace process. I strongly condemn Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to mislead the House,” Rajnath tweeted.

The home minister’s reaction came hours after Rahul told the Lok Sabha that Rajnath was not aware of the Naga peace accord which was signed in August 2015 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra  Modi.

Jaitley also took a dig at Rahul on the issue. “If Rahul Gandhi is to be believed, then Sushma Swaraj is not consulted on the Pakistan policy, Rajnath Singh was unaware of the Nagaland accord and, presumably, I am unaware of the Budget proposals,” Jaitley said.

“As one evolves from a young to a middle-aged one, we certainly expect a certain level of maturity.  The more I hear Rahul Gandhi, the more I start wondering ‘how much does he know – when will he know’”. Jaitley also said that the prime minister is the natural leader of the party and the government.

Guilty won’t be spared, says Jaitley 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the government will not spare anyone who is found guilty in any scam, DHNS reports from New Delhi.
“We have no holy cows who’ll be spared,” said Jaitley when the members sought to know what action had been taken against former finance minister P Chidambaram and son Karti “for acquiring properties in 14 nations” as an outcome of the scam-ridden Aircel-Maxis deal.