NEW DELHI: A row has erupted over an undated video doing the rounds on Twitter which shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi partying at a nightclub reportedly in Nepal’s Kathmandu.
Several BJP leaders on Tuesday shared the video on Twitter and slammed the Congress leadership amid communal clashes in Rajasthan where the party is in power.
“Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under siege [sic]. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent,” BJP IT cell incharge Amit Malviya tweeted.
“Interestingly, soon after the Congress refused to outsource their presidency, hit jobs have begun on their Prime Ministerial candidate,” Malviya said.
Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is explo… https://t.co/WLIhheJsRZ— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) 1651556075000
Union minister Kiren Rijiju questioned Rahul — an MP — for “preaching others” while reportedly partying himself.
“Regular Parties, Vacations, Holidays, Pleasure Trips, Private Foreign Visits etc are nothing new to the nation now. As a private citizen there’s no issue at all but when an MP, a permanent boss of a national political party who keeps preaching others…..,” Rijiju said on Twitter.
Regular Parties, Vacations, Holidays, Pleasure Trips, Private Foreign Visits etc are nothing new to the nation now.… https://t.co/zHEEXi566l— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) 1651558156000
In a tweet in Hindi, former Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said that crisis looms over Congress but not the “family”.
अभी तो पार्टी बची हुई है ???? संकट पार्टी पर है परिवार पर नही https://t.co/w4nvb6LYWy— Manoj Tiwari ???????? (@ManojTiwariMP) 1651552779000
The Congress party has not yet officially reacted to the video.
According to reports, the location where the video was shot was Kathmandu.
Rahul Gandhi had reportedly attended the wedding of a friend a day ago.
According to a report in Kathmandu Post, Rahul Gandhi had landed in Nepal’s capital city on Monday afternoon. The daily cited Bhim Udas, former Nepali ambassador to Myanmar, as saying that he had extended an invitation to Rahul Gandhi to attend the wedding of his daughter.
Power CrisisJobs CrisisFarmer CrisisInflation CrisisPM Modi’s 8-years of misgovernance is a case study on how… https://t.co/JwzJKlRG8a— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1651470740000
The video comes a day after Congress took to Twitter from its official handle taking potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over various issues, including the power crisis in the country.
(With inputs from agencies)
