Watch: PM Modi, Rahul engage in candid talks during Jyotiba Phule tribute ceremony

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected Saturday were seen engaging successful a little and candid speech during the tribute ceremonial held connected the juncture of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule’s 200th commencement day astatine the Parliament premises.The enactment came astatine a nationalist lawsuit attended by apical law leaders, including President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and different elder leaders, who gathered astatine Prerna Sthal to wage floral tribute to the societal reformer.

The little speech betwixt PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi drew attention, particularly fixed the past of crisp governmental confrontation betwixt the 2 leaders.This comes aft some leaders person often targeted each different successful nationalist speeches and governmental rallies. Congress person Rahul Gandhi has successful the past accused Prime Minister Modi of being a 'compromised' person and alleged that India’s overseas argumentation was being influenced externally.“Our overseas argumentation is PM Modi's idiosyncratic overseas policy... Everyone considers this a cosmopolitan joke... Donald Trump knows precisely what PM Modi tin and cannot do.

If the Prime Minister is compromised, our overseas argumentation is compromised,” Rahul Gandhi had said earlier.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has besides responded powerfully to absorption disapproval successful the past, often taking indirect jibes astatine Rahul Gandhi during nationalist rallies. In 1 specified instance, addressing a rally successful Gogamukh successful Assam up of polls, PM Modi referred to the Congress person arsenic a 'self-proclaimed prince'.“Rajkumar” (self-proclaimed prince), PM Modi had said portion targeting Rahul Gandhi successful an earlier nationalist address.Earlier successful the day, some leaders had separately paid tribute to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, 1 of India’s astir salient societal reformers known for his enactment connected women’s education, caste equality and empowerment of marginalised communities.President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi were among those who offered floral tributes astatine Prerna Sthal successful Parliament.In his connection connected X, PM Modi praised Phule’s publication to societal justness and education, calling him a pioneer who empowered the marginalised done cognition and reform.Rahul Gandhi, successful his station connected X, besides highlighted Phule’s lifelong conflict against favoritism and inequality, saying his ideals proceed to animate the way towards societal justice.“On the commencement day of the large societal reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, I connection my humble salutations to him.

He dedicated his full beingness to protecting the rights and entitlements of the marginalised. His conflict against favoritism and inequality showed the federation the way to equality and justice,” Rahul Gandhi said.Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, calved connected April 11, 1827, successful Satara, Maharashtra, is wide regarded arsenic a pioneer of India’s societal betterment movement. He, on with his woman Savitribai Phule, played a cardinal relation successful advancing women’s acquisition and challenging caste-based favoritism done the Satyashodhak Samaj.