Karnataka Congress MLA's 'Father of Nation' jibe at BJP's Nitin Nabin, JP Nadda
India Today
Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar's 'Father of the Nation' jibe regarding Nitin Nabin's succeeding JP Nadda as the BJP chief triggered significant protests from BJP legislators in the Karnataka Assembly.
A commotion broke out in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday after Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar criticised the BJP's leadership transition with a sarcastic "Father of the Nation" remark. Eshwar said he dreamt of a teacher asking him who the Father of the Nation was, to which he replied, Mahatma Gandhi.
He then joked that if the same question were posed to Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, the answer would be — "Last week, it was JP Nadda, this week it is Nitin Nabin," sparking an outcry from the BJP members in the House.
"I had a dream that the teacher would ask me who was the Father of the Nation and I wrote the answer as Mahatma Gandhi. But, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka is asked the same question and he writes that the Father of the Nation was JP Nadda last week and this week, it is Nitin Nabin," he said.
The BJP legislators objected to the comparison and created chaos in the Assembly, forcing the Speaker to intervene.
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