Congress, BJP trade barbs over Rahul’s viral video
On Tuesday, soon after MP Rahul Gandhi’s video of partying at a Kathmandu club surfaced on social media, the Congress and BJP exchanged barbs after the video went viral.
A row has erupted over a video doing the rounds on social media which shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi partying at a nightclub reportedly in Nepal’s Kathmandu.
Several BJP leaders on Tuesday shared the video on Twitter and slammed the Congress leadership amid communal clashes in Rajasthan where the party is in power.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju retweeted the video and said, “Regular Parties, Vacations, Holidays, Pleasure Trips, Private Foreign Visits etc are nothing new to the nation now. As a private citizen there’s no issue at all but when an MP, a permanent boss of a national political party who keeps preaching others…”
Regular Parties, Vacations, Holidays, Pleasure Trips, Private Foreign Visits etc are nothing new to the nation now.
As a private citizen there’s no issue at all but when an MP, a permanent boss of a national political party who keeps preaching others….. https://t.co/r7bgkmHmvT— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 3, 2022
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said in a tweet, “Rajasthan burns but Rahul Gandhi prefers partying over his own party. He tweets about various crisis in India but prefers bars over ‘Bharat ke log’. Rahul is not even a part-time politician but a ‘party time’ politician. Not the first time… remember his party mode post 26/11.”
Rajasthan burns but RAHUL GANDHI prefers partying over his own party !! He tweets about various crisis in India but prefers bars over Bharat ke log!
Rahul is not even a part time politician but a party time politician !
Not the first time .. remember his party mode post 26/11 pic.twitter.com/745S5tNCoD
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) May 3, 2022
In charge of BJP’s National Information & Technology Dept, Amit Malviya put out a video on Twitter showing Rahul Gandhi at a nightclub in Kathmandu, where he has gone to attend a wedding.
“Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent. Interestingly, soon after the Congress refused to outsource their presidency, hit jobs have begun on their Prime Ministerial candidate…,” Malviya tweeted.
Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent.
Interestingly, soon after the Congress refused to outsource their presidency, hit jobs have begun on their Prime Ministerial candidate… pic.twitter.com/dW9t07YkzC
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 3, 2022
Meanwhile, netizens trolled Rahul Gandhi for his foreign visits
A twitter user said, “देश में crises का ढोल पीट कर उसकी ताल पर पार्टी करते Rahul Gandhi जी।“
देश में crises का ढोल पीट कर उसकी ताल पर पार्टी करते @RahulGandhi जी। pic.twitter.com/PI2uv2B3O3
— Aditya Trivedi (@AdityaTrivedi_) May 3, 2022
While one user asked, ‘वायनाड की जनता पूछ रही है हमारे सांसद कहां हैं!’
‘वायनाड की जनता पूछ रही है हमारे सांसद कहां हैं!’ — @Shehzad_Ind pic.twitter.com/ybuQphNzcW
— Shweta Bhattacharya (@spbhattacharya) May 3, 2022
As the barbs against Rahul continued, the Congress responded by taking a jibe at the Prime Minister and saying that he was not an “uninvited guest like the Prime Minister when he visited Pakistan”.
The Congress said Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal to attend the wedding of a journalist friend. Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “Do let me know so that we can change our status & civilizational practices of attending marriages of our friends & family members.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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