A controversy has erupted in poll-bound Bihar after abusive language was used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother by some Congress workers during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’. The BJP has filed an FIR at Kotwali Police Station in Patna over the alleged remark. The BJP has also demanded an apology from the Congress MP.
A video of the incident, which happened in Darbhanga, has gone viral. The video shows Congress workers using derogatory language against PM Modi from the dais, which had posters of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka and Tejashwi Yadav.
It was the same spot from where Gandhi, her sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had left for Muzaffarpur on motorcycles.
However, the leaders were not present on stage during the incident. The workers were heard chanting the name of one Naushad, a local Congress leader, who is aspiring for a ticket in this year’s elections.
However, Naushad, in a telephonic interview with India Today, said he had already left 15-20 minutes before with Rahul Gandhi for a rally in Muzaffarpur.
“I have contested elections twice from Delhi. For 20 years, I have been a party worker. We cannot do such a thing. Still, I apologise. Since we organised the program, I am apologising,” he said.
ROW SPARKS BJP VS CONGRESS SLUGFEST
The Congress has distanced itself from the incident, with leader Rashid Alvi stating that the party does not approve of such language and condemned the act.
However, the BJP went all guns blazing in attacking the Congress, calling the language used against PM Modi “absolutely intolerable” and demanded an apology from Rahul.
“Rahul Gandhi, the kind of language and abuses against PM Modi that you are using and making others use from the stage are absolutely intolerable. You must apologise to the nation for this, and the people of Bihar will never forgive you for it,” BJP spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said.
“A poor man’s child, a son from the OBC community, has become the Prime Minister – and you cannot tolerate this. By burning with such jealousy, you will only end up destroying yourself,” he further said.
Furthermore, in a strongly worded post on X, senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for the incident. Prasad described the remarks as “shameful” and “deeply insulting,” not only to the Prime Minister but also to Indian culture and values.
“The vulgar language used from the platform of Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav’s yatra against the late mother of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji is extremely shameful and condemnable. This incident is not only disrespectful to Prime Minister Modi’s mother but also a shameful moment for the entire country,” he said in the post.
Highlighting PM Modi’s humble background, Prasad praised Modi’s late mother for instilling in him the values of service and patriotism, which, he said, have guided the Prime Minister in dedicating himself to the nation’s progress. “The people of Bihar will surely respond to the hateful and abusive language used by Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav,” he added.
On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi, whose parties are part of the Grand Alliance, held mega rallies in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi, all strongholds of the BJP-led NDA.
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