Nagpur, Nov. 11 -- Maharashtra Revenue Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday launched a sharp attack against Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi following the release of her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'.

Rebuffing the assertions made in her book, Bawankule accused the Congress leadership of manipulating public perceptions to retain core voter bases.

Bawankule argued that the memoir serves as an exercise in image clearance, particularly regarding Gandhi's detachment from the Emergency period, while simultaneously attempting to consolidate vote banks by invoking sensitive historical events.

Gandhi's book revisited critical and controversial moments ...