Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering throughout the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ program in Pune on Saturday.
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BJP Maharashtra vice-president Keshav Upadhye on Sunday (August 23, 2026) termed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s scholar interaction in Pune a “political comedy show” and accused him of constructing political statements as a substitute of addressing points regarding college students.
Hitting again, Congress nationwide secretary Sachin Sawant mentioned the BJP was rattled by the response to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ occasion in Pune on Saturday (August 22), and claimed that the ruling get together had misplaced sleep over his rising enchantment amongst kids.
Rahul Gandhi, the Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, interacted with college students in Pune as a part of his get together’s youth outreach programme.
Mr. Upadhye, nevertheless, in an announcement, claimed there was a contradiction between the Congress MP’s statements and the get together’s previous actions.
The BJP chief additionally claimed that college students have been introduced in faculty buses to attend the programme and accused the Congress of turning the occasion right into a political gathering within the identify of scholars.
“Rahul Gandhi’s Pune occasion was one more political comedy present,” he mentioned, claiming that the Congress chief’s speech was stuffed with “huge statements and acquainted allegations” however failed to deal with the Congress’ personal file.
Mr. Upadhye questioned the Congress’s stand on girls’s reservation and alleged that the get together had opposed the candidature of tribal chief Droupadi Murmu for the put up of President of India and the legislation towards triple talaq.
“Whereas trying to find Manuwad, the Congress ought to first look within the mirror,” he mentioned.
The Congress was unable to counter the event work of the Narendra Modi authorities and was due to this fact attempting to lift problems with caste and faith, he claimed.
“Frustration over shedding energy, anger over electoral defeats and worry of Modi have collectively resulted on this so-called comedy present by Rahul Gandhi,” Mr. Upadhye charged.
Whereas folks have been “laughing”, the Congress was nonetheless looking for causes for its electoral defeats, he added.
Mr. Sawant hit again, saying the BJP was unsettled by the robust response to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ occasion and had misplaced sleep over his rising enchantment among the many youth.
On Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ proposed interplay with Gen Z members afterward Sunday in Nagpur, Sawant alleged that the federal government had “trampled their hopes, aspirations, goals and future” and puzzled whether or not the session can have preaching about patriarchal values.
“Maybe the chief minister will inform them concerning the significance of Manusmriti, that the patriarchal system is sweet, and that the RSS and VHP will resolve what girls ought to put on, say and the way they need to behave,” the Congress chief charged in an announcement.
He additionally took a swipe at Fadnavis’ “Youth Icon” picture, saying merely claiming the title doesn’t make one a youth icon.
Mr. Sawant claimed that the BJP had been alarmed by the “unprecedented response” to Mr. Gandhi’s interplay with college students in Pune.
“Regardless of shutting down the metro, imposing a number of restrictions and resorting to hooliganism, an enormous variety of younger girls turned up,” he acknowledged.
“This has shaken the BJP and it seems that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union House Minister Amit Shah and Fadnavis have misplaced sleep. However this worry is sweet,” Mr. Sawant mentioned.
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