In potentially controversial remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi wondered if she “smelt a rat to obfuscate” the coverage of BJP’s national executive meeting in Bengaluru by the row over union minister Smriti Irani spotting a hidden camera in the trial room of a garment store in Panaji.
“Do I smell a RAT 2 obfuscate the BJP national executive meeting, attempts being made not to cover the meeting, instead cover some other inane issues?”, Lekhi tweeted in remarks reviving memories of the row over union minister V K Singh’s controversial tweets after his attending the Pakistan national day celebration at that country’s high commission here last month when several Kashmiri separatist leaders were present.
In a separate post soon afterwards on the micro-blogging site, Lekhi said “response 2 my previous tweet shows D intent while 1 story is relevant as news, other S a discussion material, ?ing not Smritiji’s but media emphasis.”
Do I smell a RAT2obfuscate the BJP nat. Executive meeting,attempts being made not to cover NE meeting instead cover some other inane issues?
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) April 3, 2015
Singh’s tweets had raised eyebrows about their meaning–particularly whether he had expressed his unhappiness over being asked to attend an event where Kashmiri separatist.
response2my previous tweet show D intent while 1story is relevant as news other S a discussion material,?ing nt Smriti Ji but media4emphasis
— Meenakashi Lekhi (@M_Lekhi) April 3, 2015