“The Guy Who Ran To Kerala…”: BJP Leaders Hit Out At Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram:

Senior BJP leaders, together with party leader JP Nadda and Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, lashed out at Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday night time, accusing the Congress MP of disrespecting north Indians, and in the hunt for to “divide and rule”, all the way through an election rally in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.

Mr Gandhi, who’s within the southern state to marketing campaign forward of Meeting polls due in a couple of weeks, had mentioned: “For first 15 years I used to be a MP within the north. So I had were given used to another form of politics. Coming to Kerala used to be very refreshing as all at once I discovered that persons are focused on problems… and no longer simply superficially, however going into main points.”

“And just lately I used to be telling scholars that I in point of fact revel in Kerala and Wayanad. Its isn’t just affection however it’s the manner you do your politics. There’s intelligence with which you do your politics,” he added.

For the primary 15 yrs, I used to be an MP in north. I had were given used to another form of politics. For me, coming to Kerala used to be very refreshing as all at once I discovered that persons are focused on problems & no longer simply superficially however going into element in problems: Rahul Gandhi, in Trivandrum pic.twitter.com/weBG2T1WAf

— ANI (@ANI) February 23, 2021

Mr Gandhi is recently the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad.

He used to be previous a three-term MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi – a Gandhi circle of relatives stronghold that used to be flipped by means of the BJP’s Smriti Irani within the 2019 election. He contested from each Kerala and UP and best retained his MP standing after profitable within the southern state.

Mr Gandhi could have seen his feedback as complimenting the political nous of the folk of the state, the place the Congress-led UDF is the main opposition and has been fiercely concentrated on the ruling Left alliance on more than one problems, together with corruption and unemployment.

On the other hand, the BJP used to be fast to hit again at his remarks, with some criticising Mr Gandhi for seeking to “divide” the rustic and others for working down north Indians once they voted him out.

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, whose father – Ok Subrahmanyam, a former civil servant – used to be from Tamil Nadu, referred to his pan-India upbringing and mentioned “India is one… by no means divide us”.

“I hail from the south. I’m an MP from a western state. I used to be born, skilled and labored within the north. I represented all of India prior to the arena. India is one. By no means run down a area; by no means divide us,” he tweeted.

I hail from the South.

I’m an MP from a Western state.

I used to be born, skilled and labored within the North.

I represented all of India prior to the Global.

India is one.
By no means run down a area; by no means divide us.

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 23, 2021

BJP leader JP Nadda introduced a scathing retort, tweeting: “A couple of days again he used to be within the northeast, spewing venom towards the western a part of India. Lately within the south he’s spewing venom towards the north. Divide and rule politics may not paintings… Other people have rejected this politics. See what came about in Gujarat as of late!”

A couple of days again he used to be within the Northeast, spewing venom towards the western a part of India.

Lately within the South he’s spewing venom towards the North.

Divide and rule politics may not paintings, @RahulGandhi Ji!

Other people have rejected this politics. See what came about in Gujarat as of late!

— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) February 23, 2021

Mr Nadda used to be regarding native frame elections in High Minister Narendra Modi’s house state, wherein the BJP is about to say an amazing victory; the ruling party used to be profitable in over 400 of 474 contested seats as counting improved thru Tuesday night.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan additionally tweeted, mocking Mr Gandhi for claiming to welcome issue-based politics after failing to grasp the “pulse of your circle of relatives’s pocket-borough (Amethi)”.

“So, Rahulji thinks that individuals within the north don’t seem to be focused on issue-based politics? They weren’t for your empty guarantees, Rahulji. You could not perceive the heart beat of the folk out of your circle of relatives’s pocket-borough even after representing it for 15 years,” he tweeted.

“Like Amethi used to be awash with saffron when the folk realised your bluff, an afternoon will come quickly sufficient when even other folks in Kerala will make you run away,” he added.

Like Amethi used to be awash with saffron when the folk realised your bluff, an afternoon will come quickly sufficient when even other folks in Kerala will make you run away.

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) February 23, 2021

Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Gajendra Singh Shekawat additionally hit out at Mr Gandhi.

Mr Shekawat perceived to take a dig at Mr Gandhi’s Italian roots, tweeting: “North, South, East (or) West, regardless of anyplace you move Rahul Gandhi, you are going to at all times to find Indians superficial. As a result of, to grasp us, it’s a must to be Indian first!”

North
South
East
West

Regardless of anyplace you move Rahul Gandhi, you are going to at all times to find Indians superficial.

As a result of, to grasp us, it’s a must to be Indian first!

— Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) February 23, 2021

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted: “Take a look at his gall. The person who ran to Kerala to save lots of his Lok Sabha seat questions the intelligence of North Indians, together with those that faithfully voted for his circle of relatives for generations! Reality is…he used to be compelled to run on account of non-performance and loss of construction.”

As a substitute of accepting failure & ineptitude to turn effects he is attempting to indicate that he modified constituencies since the electorate lacked intelligence!
It’s this mixture of conceitedness & selfishness which is accountable for the state which Congress as of late unearths itself in.

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) February 23, 2021

Previous as of late Mr Gandhi fixed an all-out assault on Leader Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s executive.  

Opposition Chief Ramesh Chennithala had additionally introduced an offensive towards the Left executive over a MoU signed with a US corporate, alleging that it will permit overseas vessels to hold out deep sea fishing in Kerala waters, thereby depriving native fishermen of source of revenue. 

Mr Vijayan has strongly denied this, announcing that state coverage didn’t permit overseas vessels to hold out deep sea fishing in its waters. On the other hand, a central authority order used to be due to this fact launched, inquiring for the MoU relating to construction of deep sea trawlers to be cancelled.