Tavleen alleged that Sonia Gandhi is the lady who could make the PM of India break the Official Secrets Act. She was sent secret files
New Delhi: At a debate at India Today, Senior Journalist Tavleen Singh alleged that official and secret files from then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s office were taken to Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s house. After these allegations, a tussle rose between the Journalist and Congress Party.
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram asked Tavleen Singh to show proof of her allegations. Taking to Twitter he wrote, “Yesterday, a senior journalist made a wild and outrageous allegation against Dr Manmohan Singh on an India Today TV show She alleged that secret files of the PMO were taken to Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi in violation of the Official Secrets Act. Watching the show, I protested immediately. Mr Praveen Chakravarty on the panel challenged her to produce evidence. After some defensive replies, she agreed to produce evidence. We wish to remind her that her time to produce evidence starts NOW. We challenge her to prove her wild and irresponsible charge against the former Prime Minister (sic).”
On the show hosted by Rajdeep Sardesai, Tavleen alleged that Sonia Gandhi is the lady who could make the PM of India break the Official Secrets Act. She was sent secret files.
Praveen Chakravarty, Chairperson of Data Analytics of the Indian National Congress, who was also a guest on the show said, “I want to raise an objection. Somebody on your show charged the PM of violating the Official Secrets Act. Either they provide evidence for it or face the consequences. That cannot go uncontested.”
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To this Tavleen replied that many of these allegations have been leveled by the ones who worked at the PM’s office at that time.
“There were countless stories written about many things. Whispers in the corridor do not work when someone is charging the former PM. You are absolutely wrong. You cannot charge the former PM of violating the Official Secrets Act based on some whispers and gossip columns,” Praveen retorted.
On October 20, Praveen took to Twitter and warned Tavleen Singh. He said that Tavleen would have to face serious consequences for her remarks. “A grumpy gossip columnist makes wild accusations on national TV against the globally respected former PM Dr Manmohan Singh. We demand she provide evidence immediately as she promised. Failing which, she will be made to face severe consequences,” he said.
Responding to Chidambaram and standing by her remarks. “People who worked in the PMO have named officials who carried government files to 10 Janpath. Former ministers admit taking orders from Sonia Gandhi. She was de facto PM then and will remain de facto Congress President now,” she said.
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