BJP MP Nishikant Dubey hit again at Rahul Gandhi over his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s practice of hugging foreign leaders, invoking the Congress chief’s family historical past of diplomatic embraces.
In a submit on X, Dubey shared images of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and Palestinian chief Yasser Arafat, in addition to the viral picture of Rahul Gandhi hugging PM Modi in Lok Sabha eight years in the past, with the caption, “Rahul Gandhi ji calls this choking sensation gastric fireplace, or is it the fireplace of lust?”
A video of the late Prime Minister’s assembly with Castro can be doing the rounds on social media.
The BJP MP’s assault got here hours after Rahul Gandhi on Thursday night mocked PM Modi’s method to international coverage on the Rachnatmak Congress nationwide conference.
Talking on the occasion, the Congress MP mentioned he didn’t perceive the place PM Modi had bought the concept international coverage was about hugging world leaders.
He then hugged Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit as an instance his level.
“Think about the ignorance… the place did he get the concept international coverage was about hugging leaders,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
Dikshit then requested Rahul Gandhi, “Meloni samajh ke toh nahi pakda tha?” to which the MP responded, “I’ve not reached there but.”
The change triggered a backlash from BJP leaders, who accused Rahul Gandhi of crossing the road and making an inappropriate reference to Italian PM Giorgia Meloni whereas attacking the Prime Minister.
Schooling Minister Pralhad Joshi mentioned, “Rahul Gandhi, when will you develop up?”
“By insulting the Prime Minister, you mock hundreds of thousands of voters who selected Modi ji for 3 historic phrases. You might be attacking the citizens’s intelligence just because they rejected your dynastic politics,” he tweeted.
Joshi additionally hit out on the Congress chief for calling residents “cowards” for rejecting his political narrative and mentioned the Congress chief ought to “cease the conceitedness and respect the general public mandate”.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj mentioned Rahul Gandhi’s remarks had been opposite to the dignity anticipated from the Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha.
“The sort of uncultured, obscene, and indecent language used right now by Rahul Gandhi towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi is totally opposite to the dignity of a constitutional place like that of the Chief of the Opposition,” Swaraj mentioned in a submit on X.
She accused Gandhi of resorting to “low-cost rhetoric for social media memes and reels” as a substitute of enjoying the function of a constructive opposition chief.
BJP Mahila Morcha nationwide president Vanathi Srinivasan additionally criticised the Congress chief, saying political events have the proper to criticise their opponents however mustn’t “insult girls and scale back public life to vulgar jokes”.
“Mocking PM Narendra Modi ji and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, whereas Congress leaders snort alongside, displays a critical lack of political maturity,” she mentioned.
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