In a statement, Jaitley said, "How many current senior Congressmen are in illicit relationships and yet have paraded their wives only for photo opportunities during nominations. Surely if people have a right to know about the 'legal' relationship of Modi, they also have a right to know about the illicit relationships of Congressmen."
The strong riposte came in the wake of warnings from other BJP leaders , M Venkaiah Naidu and Ravishankar Prasad, the party would retaliate by publicizing skeletons in closets of Congress leaders, if Rahul and others did not cease their personal attacks on Modi.
Jaitley said the tactic of focusing on Modi's reference to his spouse in an election affidavit reflects a mounting desperation in the Congress. "Rahul's communication skills are at best modest. Let alone the average common citizen, his ability to inspire even the Congress cadre is questionable," said Jaitley.
Hitting out at the Congress leader, Jaitley said "His understanding of economy is a suspect. But latest desperation that he has displayed makes one wonder whether his level of discourse can at all be prime ministerial."
The BJP leader said Modi and his wife were made to solemnize a marriage as "young children" and never lived together. "Since the marriage was never acted upon in accordance with requirements of the then law, Narendra Modi was earlier leaving the column regarding the name and assets of his spouse blank," he said.
Since the rules now made it mandatory to fill in all columns, "Narendra Modi made a truthful disclosure. Since when has declaration of a lawful relationship, whether acted upon or not, become a political issue?"
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