After the Kathmandu nightclub video, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday again came into limelight in another "Kya exactly bolna hai" video that is purportedly shot during his meeting with Telangana Congress leaders ahead of an address to farmers in the state. The BJP again hit out at him for being a "part-time politician" .
The BJP, which is always happy to catch the Congress leader on the 'wrong-foot' latched on to the video where Rahul is asking local Telangana Congress leaders about the theme and agenda sometime before he is to address farmers in the state.
In the 17-second-long video, Rahul can be seen sitting on a chair and asking the state leaders, "What is the main theme today...kya exactly bolna hai [what exactly do I have to say]?", he is saying in the clip.
BJP leader Amit Malviya posted the video on Twitter and said, "Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi before his rally in Telangana, supposedly in solidarity with farmers, asks what is the theme, kya bolna hai? This is what happens when you do politics in between personal foreign trips and nightclubbing…Such exaggerated sense of entitlement.”Congress spokesman Pawan Khera responded by saying, "Rahul wanted to understand local issues...where is the problem.” Rahul was to address farmers in Warangal in Telangana.
Another Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa said targeting one person is "almost like a troll".
"This kind of a scenario where a top leadership on social media is targeting one individual...It's almost like a troll..If there's so much attention on one person, then that person is obviously causing you grief...," Kalappa said.
"The BJP should stop making a spectacle of itself. I think, in a large way, The BJP and the social media team of the BJP are contributing to Rahul Gandhi's growth as a political leader."
"We thank them [BJP], and we would also like to tell them this kind of attention span is going to cause them great harm in the future," Kalappa said.
Malviya had earlier hit out at the former Congress chief's recent visit to Nepal where he was seen in a nightclub in Kathmandu as the Congress clarified that the Rahul was attending a marriage in the Nepalese Capital on a private invitation.On the Kathmandu nightclub video of Rahul, the BJP leader had said "Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent. Interestingly, soon after the Congress refused to outsource their presidency, hit jobs have begun on their Prime Ministerial candidate...".
Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala had then reacted saying "Rahul Gandhi is in Kathmandu to attend the wedding of his friend. He is on a personal visit there. Why are they [BJP] not answering the questions related to the power crisis, inflation but they have all the time in the world for Rahul Gandhi."