Rahul Gandhi calls BJP-RSS 'bunch of jokers'; scoffs at PM Modi's foreign policy over 'hugging' leaders
Gandhi said Modi’s diplomacy is reduced to personal gestures and used a hug with Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit to mock the approach.
- On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy at the Rachnatmak Congress Organising National Convention in New Delhi, performing a mock hug with Sandeep Dikshit to ridicule what he called "hugging leaders" diplomacy.
- Gandhi's critique centered on the Prime Minister's diplomatic style with foreign leaders like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whom Modi hugged in a viral moment Gandhi characterized as superficial rather than strategic.
- Intensifying his attack, Gandhi branded the BJP-RSS a "bunch of jokers" lacking understanding of India and claimed the organization has been "captured and utilised by the large capital-- Mr Adani and Mr Ambani."
- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey questioned Gandhi's mental state on social media, while Bandi Sanjay Kumar called the remarks "gutter-level behaviour that brings shame to Indian political discourse."
- Gandhi alleged China blocked Indian patrolling in Arunachal Pradesh, claiming officials said "you cannot patrol here," and criticized the government for restricting free expression at protests like Jantar Mantar.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hugged Sandeep Dixit at an event on Thursday, saying that PM Modi has mistaken foreign policy for hugging. The BJP has attacked Rahul Gandhi's gesture, sharing a video of Indira Gandhi.
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Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned the Modi government's foreign policy and said it was all about hugging leaders. However, this caused a row, with the BJP calling the former Congress president the "biggest liability" of Indian politics.
Nishikant Dubey digs out Indira-Castro pics to counter Rahul Gandhi's PM 'hug' jab
Rahul Gandhi mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's habit of hugging world leaders at a Congress event, prompting Nishikant Dubey to revive images of Congress-era embraces and Gandhi's own Lok Sabha hug. The exchange triggered a wider BJP backlash, with party leaders saying Gandhi's Meloni-linked remark crossed the line.
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