The son of the late Arun Jaitley, Rohan Jaitley, has strongly refuted claims made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that his father threatened him regarding the now-repealed farm laws. Speaking at the Congress-organized Annual Legal Conclave 2025, Gandhi alleged that Arun Jaitley was "sent to threaten" him for opposing the Modi government's farm laws.

Gandhi stated, "I remember when I was fighting against the farm laws, Arun Jaitley was sent to threaten me. He said, 'If you continue down this path, opposing the government and fighting us on the farm laws, we'll have to take action against you.' I replied, 'I think you don't know who you're talking to. We're Congress people, we're not cowards. We never bend. The British couldn't bend us'".

Rohan Jaitley quickly responded, calling Gandhi's remarks a misrepresentation of facts and an inappropriate politicization of a deceased person's memory. In a statement, Rohan Jaitley pointed out a crucial timeline discrepancy: "Rahul Gandhi now claims my late father, Arun Jaitley, threatened him over the farm laws. Let me remind him, my father passed away in 2019. The farm laws were introduced in 2020". He emphasized that his father's death occurred before the introduction of the farm laws.

Furthermore, Rohan Jaitley challenged the insinuation that his father would resort to threats. "More importantly, it was not in my father's nature to threaten anyone over an opposing view," he stated, "He was a staunch democrat and always believed in building consensus". He described Arun Jaitley's political approach as one that favored open discussion and finding mutually agreeable solutions rather than confrontation. "That was simply who he was and that remains his legacy today," Rohan added.

Rohan Jaitley also urged Rahul Gandhi to be more considerate when speaking about deceased public figures. "I would appreciate Rahul Gandhi being mindful while speaking of those not with us," he said, recalling a past instance where Gandhi allegedly politicized the final days of Manohar Parrikar, former Defence Minister. "He attempted something similar with Manohar Parrikar ji, politicising his final days, which was in equally poor taste. Let the departed Rest in Peace,” he added.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also stated that Rahul Gandhi's statement is incorrect. Manickam Tagore, a Congress Lok Sabha MP, later clarified that Rahul Gandhi was referring to the Congress's protests against the attempt to amend the Land Acquisition Act in 2015.