A video of a crushing, jostling crowd around Rahul Gandhi during Monday’s Oppositio Protests in Delhi has provided the BJP with another opportunity to slam the Congress. Key leaders of the BJP have posted sharp remarks on X, accusing the Leader of the Opposition of arrogance. The video shows Gandhi pushing past a few people, one of whom was Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. The BJP leaders called it a great insult to Karnataka.
Among the first to post the jostling video on X was the Assam Chief Minister. God was kind to me”. “The Chief Minister of Karnataka is not just an individual. He is a constitutional office, and the face of a State with a glorious history, a rich culture and deep pride. Will he bow to this public humiliation?” the post read.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who jumped from the Congress to the BJP and made no secret of the reason, posted on X: “In 2015, I refused to swallow humiliation, as a proud Assamese.
“Our Fight Is for Democracy, Not Distractions,” he wrote, hinting that the BJP allegations are an effort to divert attention from the issue the Opposition is out to highlight — the call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists. . “From Rajiv Gandhi unceremoniously announcing Veerendra Patil’s removal as Karnataka CM at an airport to Rahul Gandhi pulling @DKShivakumar by his kurta in the middle of a road, the Congress dynasty’s sense of entitlement remains unchanged,” he added.
“Politics aside, @CMofKarnataka DK Shivakumar represents Karnataka. Rahul Gandhi holds no executive office or constitutional authority over Karnataka’s elected leadership, yet his conduct raises questions about the deference expected towards the Congress high command,” he added. The Congress and Rahul Gandhi are yet to respond to the matter
Such public humiliation is an insult to the dignity of 7 crore Kannadigas.
