Cong has no influence over people, Azad calls Modi a 'statesman'

Former Congress leader and Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that current Congress leadership has no influence over people. Talking to news agency ANI, Azad said that Nehru ji, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi had public support and respect.

Nehru ji, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi could bear the shock, they had endurance, they had public support and respect and with their work over a period of time, they could rebound. Current Congress leadership has no influence over people: Democratic Progressive Azad Party chief… pic.twitter.com/4m6uAOXoa4

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2023

Azad on Tuesday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a statesman who never took any revenge despite the former attacking him on issues like Article 370, Citizenship Amendment Act or hijab row. “I must give credit to Modi. For what I did to him, he was too generous. As Leader of the Opposition I did not spare him on any issue be it Article 370 or CAA or hijab. I got some Bills totally failed but I must give him the credit that he behaved like a statesman, not taking revenge for that”, Azad said. 

Azad's remark is contrast with those of opposition leaders who have accused the Modi government of misusing agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to silence its critics.