'Does India run on your arrogance?' BJP tears into Rahul Gandhi over PM residence march
The BJP has launched a political offensive against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi following his protest march to the Prime Minister's residence. BJP leaders condemned the act as arrogant and disrespectful to the office of the Prime Minister, announcing nationwide protests in response.
Why it matters
This reflects the intensifying political polarization in India and the ongoing friction between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party.
NEW DELHI: A day after Rahul Gandhi's march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence ended in a confrontation with police, the BJP mounted a sharp political counteroffensive on Wednesday, accusing Lok Sabha leader of opposition of disregarding the dignity of the Prime Minister's residence and announcing nationwide protests against Congress party.The saffron party also called out Rahul Gandhi's "Chalo PM Residence" as "irresponsible" and "highly condemnable." Leading the attack, senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Lok Sabha LoP: "'Does this country run on your arrogance?"Addressing a presser in New Delhi, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi's political legacy, saying that someone from a family that produced three Prime Ministers should have understood the dignity attached to the Prime Minister's residence."He is sitting on a dharna at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence.
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