Solidarity or stunt? BJP says Rahul Gandhi tore Congress leader's shirt during protest

Tweeting a photo of Rahul Gandhi holding tightly onto Congress leader Deepender S Hooda as police attempt to detain him, BJP's Amit Malviya alleged that the Wayanad MP deliberately tore his colleague’s shirt.

Dressed in black from top to toe, Congress leaders hit the streets on Friday to protest against unemployment, price rise, and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike on essential items. Leading from the forefront was Rahul Gandhi, who joined a protest march by party MPs that saw him getting into heated stand-offs with the police as they tried to detain Congress leaders.

Now, the BJP has called into question whether the Gandhi scion’s actions were genuine or a political stunt.

Tweeting a photo of Rahul Gandhi holding tightly onto Congress leader Deepender S Hooda as Delhi Police personnel grabbed and dragged the latter, BJP IT wing in-charge Amit Malviya alleged that the Wayanad MP was deliberately attempting to rip his colleague’s shirt.

Malviya also claimed that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who had joined the protests outside the party HQ, had assaulted policewomen on duty by twisting their hands and kicking them.

“After Priyanka Vadra’s twist a hand moment, here is another one. Rahul Gandhi tearing his colleague Deepender Hooda’s shirt so that it made for a good protest picture and Delhi police could be blamed for high handedness. The Gandhi siblings are strong votary of tamasha politics,” Malviya said in a tweet.

After Priyanka Vadra’s twist a hand moment, here is another one. Rahul Gandhi tearing his colleague Deepender Hooda’s shirt so that it made for a good protest picture and Delhi police could be blamed for high handedness.The Gandhi siblings are strong votary of tamasha politics. pic.twitter.com/92WNahcXpJ