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BJP questions Gandhi over hug jibe at Modi
NDTV··14 Aug
The BJP on August 13 objected to Rahul Gandhi's remarks at the Rachnatmak Congress convention, where he said the government's foreign policy was about hugging world leaders and then hugged Sandeep Dikshit on stage. Union minister Pralhad Joshi asked when Gandhi would grow up. BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj called the language uncultured, crude and vulgar.
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What It Means For You
- If you follow Parliament's monsoon deadlock, BJP leaders used Gandhi's August 13 convention remarks to argue the Opposition prefers theatre to debate.
- Voters who track trade talks can note Bansuri Swaraj citing nine free trade agreements across 38 countries as the government's reply to the hug line.
- Anyone watching the LoP's public tone can see Joshi, Swaraj and Baluni treating the Dikshit hug as below the office, while Gandhi framed it as a foreign-policy critique.
What's Happening
- On August 13 Rahul Gandhi told a Congress convention that the government treated foreign policy as hugging world leaders, then hugged Sandeep Dikshit on stage.
- Pralhad Joshi asked when Gandhi would grow up and said calling an elected government jokers and clowns showed he was out of his depth.
- Bansuri Swaraj described the remarks as uncultured and said they made the LoP look like a failed stand-up comedian.
What Else The Convention Exchange Covered
- The Rachnatmak Congress event is headed by Sandeep Dikshit, whom Gandhi used for the on-stage demonstration.
- Gajendra Shekhawat said Gandhi's father, grandmother and great-grandfather had been prime ministers and that the remarks came from desperation.
- Baluni linked the speech to disruptions in Parliament, saying a Jantar Mantar debate had already run for two days before the Opposition changed its demand.
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