The BJP on Saturday hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of trying to politicise the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
Attacking the government, Gandhi in a post on X wrote, “The present government has completely insulted Dr Manmohan Singh, the great son of Mother India and the first Prime Minister of the Sikh community, by conducting his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat today.”
Gandhi specifically highlighted the steep rise in garlic prices, which have surged to approximately Rs 400 per kilogram.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lied on the floor of the house about the death of 35-year-old Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi in police (judicial) custody in Parbhani, during the winter session of the state Assembly held in Nagpur, after the issue was raised by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.
Congress leaders on Sunday came out against the CPI-M for a statement of its polit bureau member A Vijayaraghavan that fundamentalist votes catalysed the back-to-back victory of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
Referring to his recent visit to the north eastern state, the LoP in a social media post wrote, “This is the third time I have come to Manipur since the violence broke out, but there is no improvement in the situation.”
Taking a dig at Gandhi, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said he was putting up an Oscar worthy performance of pretending that he was protecting the Constitution when his own party was flouting it with impunity.
Singh’s parents appreciated the Gandhi scion’s gesture and called for ending the controversial Agniveer scheme.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached his parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli for a day-long visit on Tuesday.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to visit Manipur, listen to the violence-affected people, and console them.
