The BJP has additionally demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
New Delhi:
The BJP has slammed Rahul Gandhi and introduced up the “maut ka saudagar” comment made by his mom after the Congress chief appeared accountable Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India’s loss within the cricket World Cup remaining and stated PM stands for ‘Panauti Modi’.
Addressing a rally in election-bound Rajasthan on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of making an attempt to distract from the problems. “He comes on TV and says ‘Hindu-Muslim’ and typically goes to a cricket match… Our boys would have gained the World Cup however the panauti (dangerous omen) misplaced us the match,” he stated in Hindi.
In a tongue-lashing, senior BJP chief and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated the previous Congress president’s remarks concerning the Prime Minister have been “shameful, condemnable and disgraceful”. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekar additionally hit out at Mr Gandhi and stated the feedback have been indicators of desperation and psychological instability.
In a submit on X, previously Twitter, Mr Chandrashekar stated Rahul Gandhi was a 55-year-old who had by no means labored a day in his life, whose household had “exploited the nation like parasites” and whose authorities had “destroyed the nation economically”.
“The reason being that PM @narendramodiji is a nightmare for the Crooks of Congress, for enemies of India and Terrorists. For all others, he’s the world’s hottest political chief, whose expertise, arduous work and imaginative and prescient have remodeled lives of individuals, grown our economic system and earned respect throughout India and the world – from Silicon Valley to our vilages – from tech to farmers,” the submit stated.
So now Rahul refers to PM @narendramodi ji as “Panauti” 🤬🤮
Theres greater than irony or hypocrisy at work right here – {that a} 55yr previous who has by no means labored a day in his life, whose household has exploited nation like Parasites for many years wth their corruption and whose govt destroyed… https://t.co/g9co37Dosv
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) November 21, 2023
Mr Prasad stated Mr Gandhi had proven his true colors and reminded him how the Congress had fared in Gujarat after his mom, Sonia Gandhi, referred to as Narendra Modi, the then chief minister of the state, “maut ka saudagar” (service provider of dying), forward of the 2007 meeting polls. The BJP had gained 117 of the state’s 182 seats, and the Congress had been diminished to simply 59.
“I vehemently condemn Rahul Gandhi’s remark concerning the Prime Minister,” Mr Prasad was quoted as saying by information company PTI. He additionally claimed that Mr Gandhi had made the remarks out of frustration as a result of Congress was dropping the Meeting polls in Rajasthan and different states.
“Rahul Gandhi should apologise…else we are going to make this difficulty very critical,” the BJP chief stated, including that the Congress chief has proven “his true colors as to what’s your standing and understanding”, the PTI report stated.
“Panauti” has been trending on social media since India’s defeat within the match towards Australia on Sunday, which was attended by PM Modi on the stadium named after him in Ahmedabad. The PM had additionally consoled the players after the loss and reminded them that that they had gained 10 matches in a row.