New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Friday launched an attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “Modis are thieves” remark and alleged that by comparing OBC communities to thieves, Gandhi has shown a “pathetic and casteist mindset”.
In a series of tweets, Nadda slammed Gandhi for his earlier remarks like “Chowkidar Chor Hai” and allegations of the Rafale scam. Nadda also alleged that Gandhi has always reduced levels of political discourse.
By comparing OBC communities to thieves, Mr. @RahulGandhi has shown a pathetic and casteist mindset. However, his latest tirade is not surprising. For the last many years he has always reduced levels of political discourse. Let me explain how in the thread below. 👇🏻
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) March 24, 2023
“Lies, personal slander, and negative politics are integral to Mr Rahul Gandhi. Let us go back to the time before 2019 – he was the newly minted Congress President and through the pre-election season his core issue was – the cooked-up Rafale scam. Wherever he went he spoke of it,” he added.
“Mr Rahul Gandhi’s acerbic Chowkidar Chor Hai remarks were also not appreciated by the Supreme Court and for that HE APOLOGIZED,” he added.
He stated: “In the run-up to the 2019 polls, Rahul Gandhi kept repeating – Chowkidar Chor Hai, notwithstanding the harm he was doing to political discourse. He went on ranting against PM Narendra Modi even if it meant he was defeated in his own seat and his party wiped out nationally.”
He further stated: “So much for Chowkidar Chor Hai that neither Congress leaders nor Congress allies appreciated this deep slander against PM Narendra Modi. In fact, this issue was also taken up in CWC where the senior Congress leaders even supposedly expressed their unhappiness on it.”
“Now, Rahul Gandhi calls the entire OBC community thieves. He gets flak in the courts but he refuses to apologize, thus showing how deep-rooted his hatred for OBCs is. The people of India did not forgive him in 2019…in 2024 the punishment will be more severe,” he added.
Meanwhile, Congress has called an urgent meeting of its steering committee members, PCC presidents, CLP leaders and frontal organisation chiefs at party headquarter in the national capital on Friday evening. Party president Kharge will preside over the meeting.
A day after Rahul Gandhi was convicted by a Surat court in a defamation case and sentenced to two years in jail, the Congress party today planned a massive agitation, including a protest rally at Vijay Chowk.