‘Insensitive and insulting’: BJP says Rahul Gandhi declined to wear Assamese Gamosa; Congress counters

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party connected Monday slammed Congress person Rahul Gandhi for allegedly refusing to deterioration an Assamese 'Gamosa' during the reception hosted by President Draupadi Murmu aft Republic Day parade.Assam main curate

Himanta Biswa Sarma

accused the person of absorption successful Lok Sabha of “insulting” the radical of the full Northeast and demanded an unconditional apology from him.Taking to X, Sarma said, “Times whitethorn change, but the cognition of the de facto supremo of the

Congress party

, Mr. Rahul Gandhi, regrettably appears unchanged. In an enactment that was profoundly insensitive and insulting to the radical of the full North East, Mr. Gandhi chose not to deterioration the accepted Patka, a awesome of the region’s affluent taste heritage, astatine the reception hosted by the Hon’ble President of India this evening.”“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. Such behaviour explains wherefore his enactment has mislaid the spot of the portion and overmuch of the country. Yet, this repeated insensitivity continues. Rahul Gandhi indispensable contented an unconditional apology to the radical of the North East for this affront,” helium added.This comes aft immoderate media reports claimed that each guests but Rahul wore the Gamosa presented to them astatine the event.

BJP nationalist spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said successful a station connected X, "Shameful! Rahul Gandhi has insulted the northbound eastbound and besides disrespected our precise hon'ble President."Congress hits backMeanwhile, Congress leaders shared a representation of defence curate Rajnath Singh and asked Assam main curate if helium volition request an apology from Singh besides for not wearing the patka."Hey Himanta Biswa Sarma, volition you question an apology from Rajnath ji too? Or your full strategy to combat anti incumbency is to prime up specified non issues?" Khera asked,Congress MP Manickam besides slammed the BJP implicit the contented and termed Biswa “2016 batch of betrayer.”"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.This comes aft helium Congress accused the Centre of insulting the Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha -Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge - by seating them successful the 3rd enactment during the Republic Day parade lawsuit astatine Kartavya PathSharing pictures of their leaders seated successful the backmost rows during the ceremony, respective Congress leaders raised questions implicit the "protocol mess-up" and propriety.Meanwhile, BJP reacted sharply and accused the grand-old-party of politicising the seating arrangements astatine the Republic Day and called 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 said.