US EditionRahul ‘insulted’ northeast by not wearing Gamosa at reception hosted by President: BJP
BJP leaders said Rahul Gandhi's refusal to wear the traditional Northeast patka at the Republic Day reception insulted the region; Congress cited protocol and noted others also did not wear it.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declined the traditional Patka at the President's At Home reception, prompting criticism during the Republic Day event.
- Citing media reports, organisers and BJP leaders said everyone except Rahul Gandhi accepted and wore the Gamosa, while Congress leaders raised questions about a protocol 'mess-up' after Gandhi left early and the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition sat with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
- Congress pushed back by posting images of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh without the patka, and MP Manickam Tagore said `The 2016 batch of betrayers must stop this nonsense.`
- The dispute quickly escalated as BJP spokespeople accused Rahul Gandhi of politicising seating and called him an 'insincere politician', while critics described Pradeep Bhandari's refusal to wear a Patka as an 'insult' to President Droupadi Murmu.
- Protocol questions suggest Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Gandhi's conduct reinforced distrust in the Northeast, while Congress cited seating breaches of established protocol at Republic Day parade events at Kartavya Path.
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Gamosa controversy: BJP wants to destroy Rahul's image, claims Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, January 27, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ‘Gamosa’ controversy involving Rahul Gandhi and said the ruling party wants to “destroy Gandhi’s image through false propaganda” but will never succeed. Kharge also claimed that the Modi government insulted Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, and him by seating them in the third row alongside ministers of state du…
Rahul Gandhi's refusal to wear the traditional North-Eastern turban during the Republic Day At Home Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan sparked controversy. The BJP called it an insult to the people of the Northeast. The Congress, meanwhile, hit back by sharing a photo of Rajnath Singh, who was also present at the same event, without his turban.
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