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The BJP on Monday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a ‘chhota popat’, following his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘ek hai toh safe hai (we are safe if we are together)’ slogan earlier in the day. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, in a press conference, said that the term was coined by Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray.
“‘Chota popat ne kiya hai Congress chopat’…Balasaheb Thackeray called Rahul Gandhi ‘popat’ in one of his interviews…The people who have been looting the ‘tijori’ for many years, now consider the meaning of ‘tijori’ as safe…the family has over the years looted the ‘tijori’ of India. They (the Gandhi family) looted India by doing many scams,” Sambit Patra said.
Further attacking the Gandhi scion, the BJP MP said, “Murgi har roz ande deti hai aur Rahul Gandhi harr election se pehle memes dete hai (The hen lays eggs every day, and Rahul Gandhi provides memes before every election).”
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of prioritising the interests of business tycoon Gautam Adani over the people of Maharashtra. At a press briefing in Mumbai ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi pulled two posters out of a safe. The first featured PM Modi alongside Adani with the caption ‘ek hai toh safe hai’, while the second displayed a map of the Adani Group’s controversial Dharavi redevelopment plan.
Gandhi claimed the “safe” symbolised the wealth of Mumbai, which he alleged was being targeted by Adani with the support of the BJP-led government.
Taking a dig at the Raebareli MP hours after his attack on PM Modi, the BJP said that social media was packed with references to jalebis amid the Haryana Assembly elections, but the Indian sweet ultimately proved to be a thorn in Congress’s return to the state after 10 years.
Several videos surfaced online, showing Congress leaders celebrating with jalebis after early trends showed the party taking the lead in Haryana. However, the moment was short-lived as BJP formed the government in the state for the third consecutive time.
After the polls turned in BJP’s favour, it was jalebis that ruined Congress’s political platter as the BJP even sent an order of a kilogram of the Indian sweet to Rahul Gandhi’s official residence.
Sambit Patra doubled down on his remarks, saying that memes will bomb social media on November 23, implying that the Mahayuti government will retain power in the state after the Maharashtra elections.
“The safe will open on November 23, and we’ll see that nothing will come out of it for Congress,” he said.