On Monday, a 9-second video clip of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi got flooded on social media platform X and on the internet in which he can be seen fumbling while addressing media persons. Several leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Union Minister shared that clip of Rahul Gandhi and trolled him for his words.
After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for elections in five states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference at All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters where he looked confident about his party’s victory in the state polls.
However, at an instance, he said by mistake: “Rajasthan mein bhi sarkaar jaa rahi hai, Chhattisgarh mein bhi sarkaar jaa rahi hai, Telangana mein jaa rahi hai… Sorry! Ulta bol diya.” The statement went viral as Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are ruled by Congress party.
BJP leaders took no time to share the clip of Rahul Gandhi fumbling in the press conference. BJP’s National IT Cell Head Amit Malviya shared the video clip on social media platform X, and wrote: “He surely knows that the Congress is going to be routed in these Assembly elections…”
He surely knows that the Congress is going to be routed in these Assembly elections… pic.twitter.com/t8QEEBnMsZ
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) October 9, 2023
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, also shared Rahul Gandhi’s clip and wrote: “Congress mukt bharat ke wakta… (Speaker of Congress free India…)”.
कांग्रेस मुक्त भारत के वक्ता… pic.twitter.com/UZIefel6dq
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) October 9, 2023
BJP’s National Spokesperson Sambit Patra also joined the tally to troll former Congress president by sharing his clip. Patra wrote: “Ulta nahi, sach bol diye. Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh mein Congress jaa rahi hai, BJP aa rahi hai. (Not the opposite, he told the truth. Congress is going in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, BJP is coming.)”
उल्टा नहीं, सच बोल दिये।
राजस्थान, छत्तीसगढ़ में कांग्रेस जा रही है, भाजपा आ रही है। pic.twitter.com/6NVLABHnzC
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) October 9, 2023
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the legislative assembly elections in all the five states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana. Polling in Chhattisgarh will be finished in two phases, i.e., on November 7, 2023 and November 17, 2023, while all other states will observe polling on all seats in a single day. Counting of votes and declaration of results will take place on December 3 for all five states.
