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No 'Goonj', Only 'Dhamaka': BJP's Dig At Rahul Gandhi After ABVP Sweeps Delhi University Polls

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Akhilesh Sharma
No 'Goonj', Only 'Dhamaka': BJP's Dig At Rahul Gandhi After ABVP Sweeps Delhi University Polls
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"I didn't hear the goonj (echo) but definitely heard the dhamaka (explosion)," said Union Health Minister JP Nadda, in an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) won three of the four key positions in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections. Several BJP leaders used the outcome to attack Rahul Gandhi, dismissing his recent youth outreach called "Chhatron Ki Goonj". Describing the outreach as the Congress's "Jhooth Ki Goonj", BJP leaders termed the DUSU poll verdict as an indicator of what students think of the Congress. The results, announced Saturday evening, gave the RSS-affiliated student organisation the presidency, secretary and joint secretary posts. Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen won the vice-president's post, leaving the Congress-backed National Students' Union of India (NSUI) without any of the four central panel positions.

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