The fitness challenge on Twitter, which was initiated by Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, has become a rage on social media now.
With various celebrities nominating each other to take up the challenge of posting a video of their exercise regime, Twitter is flooded with various such videos.
Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to the challenge and promised to post a video soon. He was challenged by Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.
Challenge accepted, Virat! I will be sharing my own #FitnessChallenge video soon. @imVkohli #HumFitTohIndiaFit https://t.co/qdc1JabCYb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2018
However, Opposition leaders have spotted an opportunity to attack Modi on this.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who said he was glad to see PM accepting Kohli’s challenge, has proposed a challenge of his own to him. He urged the PM to reduce the fuel price, and said the Congress would lead a nationwide agitation if he failed to do it.
“Dear PM, Glad to see you accept the @imVkohli fitness challenge. Here’s one from me: Reduce Fuel prices or the Congress will do a nationwide agitation and force you to do so. I look forward to your response. #FuelChallenge,” tweeted Gandhi.
Dear PM,
Glad to see you accept the @imVkohli fitness challenge. Here’s one from me:
Reduce Fuel prices or the Congress will do a nationwide agitation and force you to do so.
I look forward to your response.#FuelChallenge
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 24, 2018
Congress national spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala also took to Twitter and challenged PM Modi to reduce petrol/diesel prices and give the 2 crore jobs as promised.
Dear PM,
Pl accept the #FitnessChallenge to-
1. Restore the economic fitness of common man by reducing the ruaway prices of Petrol/Diesel as you fleeced ₹10 Lakh Cr in 4 years by raising exise 11 times.
2. Restore the Job Fitness of young by giving 2 Cr jobs as promised.
1/2— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 24, 2018
2/3
Dear PM,Pl accept the #FitnessChallenge to-
3. Grant MSP Fitness of Cost+50% Profit to India’s farmers as you promised.
4. Anti Corruption fitness by bringing back ₹80 Lakh Cr of Black Money from abroad as you promised & punishing the corrupt in ur Govt for various scams
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 24, 2018
3/3
Dear PM,Pl accept the #FitnessChallenge of-
5. National Security Fitness by stopping Pak sponsored terrorism & Chinese incursion in Doklam,next to Arunanchal Border and elsewhere.
Nation must come first.
Pl forego the media stunts & accept the ‘Governance’ challenge.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 24, 2018
Earlier, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also urged PM Modi to the Prime Minister to accept his challenge of providing jobs to youth, relief to farmers, and promise of no violence against them to Dalits and minorities.
“While we have nothing against accepting fitness challenge from @imVkohli . I urge you to accept the challenge to provide jobs to young, relief to farmers, promise of no violence against dalits & minorities. Would you accept my challenge @narendramodi Sir?” he tweeted.
While we have nothing against accepting fitness challenge from @imVkohli . I urge you to accept the challenge to provide jobs to young, relief to farmers, promise of no violence against dalits & minorities. Would you accept my challenge @narendramodi Sir?
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 24, 2018