BJP vs Cong: Rahul stirs row over ‘Gamosa’ at President’s ‘at home’ reception

NEW DELHI: The 77th Republic Day celebration, too its opulence and exuberance, witnessed a full-throttle governmental slugfest arsenic governmental rivals, the BJP and the Congress, engaged successful a no-holds-barred spat implicit thing that connects to the poll-bound Assam.

A Gamosa! Both parties trained guns astatine 1 different aft the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi refused to deterioration the accepted Assamese scarf fixed to each the guests astatine a reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu. BJP called it an insult to the northeast, with Assam main curate Himanta Biswa Sarma snubbing what helium called the cognition of the "de facto supremo".

As the BJP levelled superior charges against the Lok Sabha person of opposition, the Congress didn't clasp a punch back, with enactment subordinate Pawan Khera countring by pointing retired that defence curate Rajnath Singh had besides not worn the "patka (scarf)".Calling the enactment profoundly insensitive, Sarma alleged that the Congress leader’s determination not to deterioration the accepted patka reflected disregard for the region’s affluent taste heritage.BJP nationalist spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, citing media reports, said successful a station connected X, “Shameful! Rahul Gandhi has insulted the northbound eastbound and besides disrespected our precise hon'ble President.”“From the President and the Prime Minister to overseas dignitaries, everyone wore the Patka with respect and pride.

Mr Gandhi unsocial stood apart, reinforcing a cognition of disregard towards the North East,” the Assam main curate wrote connected X.Intensifying his attack, Sarma futher charged that the lawsuit explains wherefore the Congress has “lost the spot of the portion and overmuch of the country,” adding that “this repeated insensitivity continues”.“Mr Rahul Gandhi indispensable contented an unconditional apology to the radical of the North East for this affront.

The radical of the portion merit respect,” Sarma said.Congress hits backmost with Rajnath's photoThe Congress, however, deed backmost sharply. Party media and publicity section caput Pawan Khera countered the BJP’s complaint by posting a representation of Rajnath Singh connected X and asking whether the Assam main curate would besides request an apology from Singh for not wearing the patka.“Hey @himantabiswa, volition you question an apology from @rajnathsingh ji too? Or your full strategy to combat anti incumbency is to prime up specified non issues?” Khera asked, tagging some leaders.Congress MP Manickam Tagore besides slammed the BJP, questioning wherefore the defence curate was not targeted implicit the aforesaid issue.“The 2016 batch of betrayer indispensable halt this nonsense. Why is @rajnathsingh ji not wearing the North eastbound patka then? Stop dragging the Hon'ble President @rashtrapatibhvn into your inexpensive politics,” Tagore said successful a station connected X.'Insult vs insult'The spat unfolded connected a time the Congress besides accused the NDA authorities of insulting the leaders of absorption successful the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge respectively, by seating them successful the 3rd enactment during the Republic Day parade astatine Kartavya Path.Sharing pictures of their leaders seated successful the backmost rows, respective Congress leaders alleged a “protocol mess-up” and questioned the propriety of the seating arrangement.Responding, Poonawalla accused the Congress of placing “entitlement and ego” arsenic good arsenic “parivar and position” supra law norms.“They consciousness ‘parivar tantra (family system)’ is supra ‘sanvidhan tantra (constitutional system)’.

Seating is decided by a acceptable format — Warrant oregon Table of Precedence. One tin spot adjacent elder furniture ministers astir oregon adjacent down Rahul Gandhi but nary of them made it an issue,” helium said.“Rahul thinks helium is the proprietor of India? By the way, wherefore does helium bunk important programmes? Where was helium during the VP Oath? CJI Oath? I-Day programme?” Poonawalla added.Another BJP nationalist spokesperson, Pradeep Bhandari, accused the Congress of politicising adjacent the seating arrangements astatine the Republic Day event, calling Gandhi an “insincere politician”.“Shameful of the Congress to politicise adjacent seating arrangements astatine Republic Day. Rahul Gandhi is an insincere politician, who chooses authorities implicit nationalist interest,” Bhandari charged.