Ahmed-Patel’s daughter, who was Sonia’s advisor, defended: Mumtaz said – how will the dead man clean up, ED raided the son-in-law’s office

The SIT team probing on behalf of the Gujarat government has claimed in its affidavit that Ahmed Patel had given money to social activist Teesta Setalvad for a conspiracy to topple the then BJP government.

Targeting the SIT affidavit, late leader Ahmed Patel’s daughter Mumtaz Patel has tweeted and asked many questions on the inclusion of her father’s name.

Mumtaz spoke on adding father’s name

In a tweet, Ahmed Patel’s daughter Mumtaz said, “The veteran leader’s name ‘still holds weight’ after his death. Hence his name being used for political conspiracies and defaming the opposition. If it was so So why was Teesta Setalvad not rewarded and made a Rajya Sabha member during the UPA tenure. Why didn’t the central government investigate such a huge conspiracy before 2020? Why was my father not prosecuted.”

The SIT team has claimed in the affidavit that late leader Ahmed Patel had given money to bring down the government.

Mumtaz is an expert in politics

In her Instagram bio, Mumtaz describes herself as politically inclined, socially aware. He also wrote that one should never judge a book by its cover. Mumtaz is a very simple woman, but writes openly about many things on her social media handle. Talking about Insta only, there are about 5000 people associated with Mumtaz. Whereas 24 thousand people are connected on Twitter.

Mumtaz describes herself as a proud daughter and a housewife

On Twitter, Mumtaz has described herself as a proud daughter and a housewife in her bio. Late leader Ahmed Patel always kept his children away from politics. His son Faizal Patel is a businessman while daughter Mumtaz Patel is leading a domestic life after marriage.

Mumtaz is married to a businessman Irfan Siddiqui. Recently, the ED team raided the house and offices of Irfan Siddiqui. This action was taken against Irfan in connection with the Gujarat-based pharmaceutical firm and Sterling Biotech fraud case.

After the father was accused, she said that the father’s name ‘still carries weight.’

what is the whole matter

The SIT’s affidavit in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots has led to serious allegations against late Congress leader Ahmed Patel. According to the allegation, Sonia Gandhi’s political advisor Ahmed Patel had given Rs 30 lakh to social activist Teesta Setalvad to topple the BJP government in Gujarat at that time.

Teesta Setalvad has been awarded the Padma Shri

Teesta Setalvad was born in 1962 in Maharashtra. She grew up in Mumbai and graduated from Mumbai University. His father Atul Setalvad was a lawyer and his grandfather MC Setalvad was the first Attorney General of the country.

Teesta Setalvad left her law studies in the middle and did journalism. As a reporter, he worked for many newspapers. She married journalist Javed Anand and a few days later together they started an NGO named Citizen for Justice and Peace. Teesta Setalvad has been awarded the Padma Shri in the year 2007. Apart from Padma Shri, he has also received the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in the year 2002.

The team of Gujarat ATS has detained Teesta for implicating innocent people in the Gujarat riots.

Gujarat ATS team detained last month

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been detained by the Gujarat ATS team for implicating innocent people in the Gujarat riots. He was taken to ATS Ahmedabad after being produced at Santacruz police station in Mumbai.