BJP Questions Congress’ Decision to Revoke Aiyar’s Suspension

Congress in December had suspended Mani Shankar Aiyar after he called PM Modi a “neech aadmi” (a vile person).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, 19 August, launched a scathing attack on the Congress president Rahul Gandhi after the grand old party decided to revoke the suspension of veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party spokesperson Sambit Patra questioned why Mr Aiyar was taken back by Congress, wondering if the party was incomplete without him.

Rahul Gandhi had clarified that the Congress did not support Aiyar’s foul language and that there was no place for such leaders in the party. But now, the way he has been taken back shows it was only a lip service and the Congress president stands exposed.

Sambit Patra, BJP spokesperson