A pointy confrontation broke out between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his former aide and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu in Parliament premises on Wednesday, as tensions flared forward of the day’s proceedings.
The alternate occurred throughout an opposition protest earlier than the session started.
Gandhi referred to Ravneet Bittu, a three-time MP from the Congress who joined the BJP forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as his “traitor buddy,” drawing an instantaneous and pointed response from the BJP chief, who retorted by calling Gandhi a “desh ke dushman” (enemy of the nation).
As Bittu walked previous protesting Congress MPs close to the Makar Dwar, Gandhi was heard saying, “Here’s a traitor strolling proper by. Take a look at the face.”
Gandhi then appeared to increase his hand in the direction of Bittu, including, “Howdy brother, my traitor buddy. Don’t fear, you’ll come again (to Congress).”
Bittu declined to shake palms and responded sharply, calling Gandhi a “desh ke dushman” (enemy of the nation), as the 2 leaders have been seen briefly exchanging phrases.
In response to the incident, the Union Minister stated that when he was within the Congress, its leaders thought-about themselves the “biggest patriots,” however he now strongly disagrees with that view.
Referring to the interval of militancy in Punjab, he alleged that the Gandhi household was chargeable for the turmoil and claimed that Sikhs have been focused and killed throughout that point.
Taking a swipe at his former colleagues, Bittu stated that if he have been nonetheless within the BJP earlier, they’d have handled him with deference.
Emphasising his Sikh identification, he stated he wore his turban with delight and reiterated that he considers the Gandhi household “enemies of the nation,” including that he would by no means shake palms with them.
At the moment’s confrontation comes greater than two years after Ravneet Bittu had sparked controversy along with his remarks focusing on Rahul Gandhi.
In 2024, Bittu had criticised the Congress MP over his feedback on Sikhs throughout a go to to the US and went as far as to name him “the primary terrorist of the nation.”
The Congress had strongly condemned the assertion, describing Bittu’s remarks as “bottom-tier” and saying his political profession within the occasion, earlier than he switched to the BJP, had been a “mess.” The occasion had additionally demanded that the BJP instantly sack him over the remark.
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