'Poor Biharis don't know anything': Cong UP in-charge targets BJP chief Nabin
Congress leader Rajendra Pal Gautam and BJP president Nitin Nabin have traded sharp personal attacks regarding political loyalty and the use of 'toolkits' to destabilize the country. The exchange highlights the growing tension between the two parties, with accusations involving the alleged misuse of religious donations and foreign influence.
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This reflects the increasingly polarized political climate in India, where rhetoric often shifts from policy debate to personal and regional identity attacks.
NEW DELHI: Congress' Uttar Pradesh in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam on Saturday hit out at BJP national president Nitin Nabin over his "toolkit" remark targeting Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.In a swipe at Nabin, Gautam remarked that "poor Biharis" could only read from scripts handed to them. Bihar is the BJP chief's home state.“These poor Biharis do not know anything. They simply read out scripts handed to them,” he told news agency IANS.The Congress leader also claimed that BJP leaders were "incapable" of acting independently and accused them of misappropriating donations made in the name of Lord Ram. He was referring to the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.“They (BJP leaders) are incapable of doing anything on their own. They are people who steal offerings. They have betrayed people's faith.
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