Congress' "Blanket" Jab At BJP As Rahul Gandhi Trends For T-Shirt In Cold

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi had said the Congress will pause the Bharat Jodo Yatra as Rahul Gandhi will travel abroad

As viral visuals of Rahul Gandhi in a T-shirt at the memorials of former Prime Ministers sparked a buzz on his indifference to Delhi's cold wave, the Congress took a swipe at Union Minister Pralhad Joshi who had said that Mr Gandhi would suspend his Bharat Jodo Yatra for a trip abroad. BJP के नेता कहते थे कि राहुल गांधी जी क्रिसमस की छुट्टी मनाने विदेश जाएंगे।लेकिन आज कड़ाके की ठंड में जब BJP के नेता कंबल ओढ़कर भारत तोड़ने में लगे थे,तब राहुल जी महापुरुषों की समाधि पर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित कर रहे थे।क्या 'माफीवीर' की सेना माफी मांगेगी?:@SupriyaShrinate जी pic.twitter.com/yr3HUFKas6 It is strange to hear those people talk about Parliament's functioning who pause their Yatra to leave for vacation and those who did not attend even a single day of session.

Addressing the media, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, "A BJP leader had said Rahul Gandhi would travel abroad for a Christmas break. But when the minister and BJP leader, wrapped up in a blanket in the severe cold, was busy breaking the country, Mr Gandhi was paying tributes at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Chaudhary Charan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee." While Ms Shrinate did not name the BJP leader, the target of her remarks was Mr Joshi, who had predicted that the Yatra would be paused as Mr Gandhi travels abroad for a Christmas break. 

Mr Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra is currently at the centre of a heated exchange between the Congress and the ruling BJP. It all started when Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to Mr Gandhi, flagging Covid spread risks in the Yatra. The Congress MP responded by saying that such moves are "excuses" aimed at stopping the yatra.