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BJP and Congress trade barbs after Indore student event
The Indian Express··5d ago
The BJP criticised Rahul Gandhi on Sunday after a comedian mimicked Narendra Modi at Gandhi's Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Indore, The Indian Express reported. Union minister Piyush Goyal posted on X calling Gandhi an uncultured uncle. Kiren Rijiju said the Congress had become a party of comedians. The Congress said Gandhi exposed an anti-student system.
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What It Means For You
- Student-facing political rallies can draw national attention when clips from the stage circulate online.
- Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh said Gandhi's programme highlighted systemic issues facing students.
- State BJP leaders including Yogi Adityanath framed the Indore skit as disrespectful to women and elders.
What's Happening
- The Congress shared a video on X showing comedian Pulkit Mani mimicking Modi during the Indore event.
- The clip included Modi footage tagged Narendra Modi's foreign policy, the report said.
- Gandhi held the latest edition of Chhatron Ki Goonj in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
Indore rally political reactions
- BJP general secretary Smriti Irani posted a Hindi verse on X about wisdom failing when doom looms.
- Sandeep Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP, called the mimicry act desperation and intellectual bankruptcy.
- The exchange followed a day of social media posts from multiple union ministers and chief ministers.
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