Sonia, Rahul fired missiles at me but I grounded them with a single shot of 303: Azad
STATE TIMES NEWS
BHADARWAH: Taking a dig at his former colleages Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad while addressing his maiden political rally in his native district post Cong exit at Bhalla township of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhadarwah said “I maintain a dignified silence but they kept on firing missiles at me but when I retaliated, they got grounded with a single shot of 303 rifle.”
Azad was addressing his first public rally in his native district Doda at Jam packed Bhalla market in Bhadarwah on Thursday afternoon.
Azad was accompanied by former Ministers G M Saroori, Abdul Majeed Wani, two time MLC Naresh Gupta, Mohd Aslam Goni, retired IGP P R Manhas and BDC Chairpersons Bhalla and Kahara.
Azad said that he will fight to restore the statehood and the rights of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The first right on the land of Jammu and Kashmir and jobs is that of our people and it’s my foremost priority to fight to give my people their right to their,” Azad said.
Taking a pot shot at Soniya Gandhi and Rahul, Azad said that in his 50 years of political career he neither used fowl language against any of his political rivals nor has ever made below the belt remarks but they pushed me to corner to retaliate.
“After my resignation letter, I maintained a dignified silence for 4 days but when Soniya Gandhi and Rahul kept on attacking at me, I was left with no other option but to make my point as my religion and ethics of politics give you the right to protect yourself, when you are attacked,” Azad said.
“They tried to defame me by firing missiles at me but when I retaliated, they got grounded with a single shot of 303 rifle, If I have used ballistic missile, then they would have vanished from the politics forever,” Azad added.
He added that his party will focus on the restoration of full statehood, right to land and employment to native domicile. Azad is scheduled to address a public rally at Drabshalla and Chatroo areas of Kishtwar District tomorrow.
