New Delhi: Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday (Match 26, 2023) slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for calling her brother Rahul Gandhi a “pappu”. Addressing a gathering of Congress leaders at Rajghat — the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi — to protest in opposition to Rahul’s conviction in a 2019 defamation case and his subsequent disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Priyanka stated {that a} martyred prime minister’s son who walked 1000’s of kilometres for nationwide unity can by no means insult the nation.
“Rahul Gandhi has completed graduated from two of the world’s most prestigious institutions — Harvard and Cambridge University — and you call him ‘Pappu’… But later they got to know that he is not a ‘Pappu’ and that lakhs of people are walking with him in the (Bharat Jodo) Yatra and that he is honest and understands the issues of common people… They got scared because Rahul Gandhi was raising the questions in the Parliament that they don’t have the answers to…” Priyanka stated.
#WATCH | Rahul Gandhi accomplished his training in two of world’s most prestigious establishments, Harvard & Cambridge University & they began calling him ‘Pappu’, however later received to know that he’s not a ‘Pappu’, he’s sincere & understands the problems of widespread folks:Priyanka Gandhi pic.twitter.com/0hNz3gX5Sp
— ANI (@ANI) March 26, 2023
“Time has come and we are not the ones who will remain silent anymore,” she advised the gathering on the “Sankalp Satyagraha” outdoors Rajghat.
Asking if a martyred prime minister’s son can insult the nation, Priyanka stated, “This is an insult to that prime minister who gave his life.”
शानदार!
वर्ल्ड महिला बॉक्सिंग चैपिंयनशिप में हमारी बहनों ने परचम लहराया है। नीतू घणघस और स्वीटी बूरा ने गोल्ड जीतकर इतिहास रच दिया। ढेर सारी बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं। ये हम सबके लिए गौरव का क्षण है।
जय हिंद। pic.twitter.com/a8g6pmDMwT
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 25, 2023
She stated the time had come to lift a voice in opposition to an “arrogant government” as barring Rahul Gandhi from contesting elections doesn’t bode effectively for the nation and its democracy.
Priyanka alleged that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified for questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi on industrialist Gautam Adani and that folks will give a befitting reply to these behind the motion.
