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'Yes, I bought the firm, so what?', Sibal hits back at Irani: Key takeaways

A person who does not know the meaning of money laundering is making allegations, says Kapil Sibal in a scathing attack on Union minister Smriti Irani

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HRD Minister Smriti Irani during a press conference at the BJP party office. Photo: PTI

BS Web Team New Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member and Union minister Smriti Irani on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress, saying he increased his popularity on social media platforms by using bots from Uzbekistan and Russia. Irani was speaking at the India Economic Conclave in New Delhi. She also attacked former minister and Congress member Kapil Sibal over his land deals with a businessman investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2013 for alleged bribery.

Irani also said that the party was using technology to discriminate on caste basis and that it was time for India to

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