Sant Kabir Nagar, Nov. 11 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on former Congress President Sonia Gandhi following the global release of her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love.

Sharply dismissing the credibility and origins of the memoir, Brajesh Pathak said, "The book released by Sonia Gandhi is merely a collection of claims designed to mislead the public and obscure events from the Congress era-such as the Emergency and the Bofors scandal. It was not written on Indian soil; it was drafted by Sam Pitroda on foreign soil..."

Pathak's comments specifically targeted Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda, portraying the book as a narrative crafted outside India to deflect atte...