Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday accused the Congress of making an issue out of a non-issue over a "routine" security-related inquiry about its vice president Rahul Gandhi.
Stating that Congress is trying to make it a political issue, he clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Home Minister Rajnath Singh were in no way involved in this.
"According to Delhi Police, there was a security related check and inquiry at the house of Congress leader. Neither prime minister nor home minister or government are in any way involved in this routine check up and security drill by security apparatus of Delhi police," Naidu told reporters here.
The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader claimed that same thing happened to him when he was in opposition.
"They came and gave a questionnaire and asked me to sign that also. When I became minister, there was some inquiry. They said it is a routine check and we have to do it because we are giving you Z plus security. They asked who are frequent visitors; any suspicion about anybody who is roaming around your house; do you notice anybody who is not familiar," he said.
The minister said same questions were put to senior most parliamentarian L. K. Advani, BJP president Amit Shah and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier.
"We should not make issues out of non-issues and create controversies simply because some questioning has been done," Naidu said.
He advised Congress to be more mature and balanced because it ruled the country for 50 years.
During Congress regime there used to be surveillance on telephones and lot of such complaints were received, he alleged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday set a strong example by reiterating his commitment to a cl
Tiger 3 Message Video Released: Salman Khan is ready to return to the spy universe with the film
Delhi Water Crisis: Why did the water crisis deepen in Delhi? Kejriwal government gave this reason
There is a water crisis in Delhi amidst the scorching heat and heat wave. Along with many areas o
Coronavirus: Tirumala-Tirupati temple opened, but temple workers have started getting infected
As soon as Balaji is mentioned in Tirumala, it is thought of that group of devotees who queue for
The new case of Corona in the country has again set a new record. In the last 24 hours, 4.14 lakh
India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has put a condition on Monday for starting talks with Pakis
Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for today. Today companies have not m
The situation in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) continues to deteriorate. Following the Awami Ac
Telangana School Education Department (TSBIE) has announced the result of Inter examination in th
America has once again made a statement after US President Joe Biden called Pakistan the most dan
