Prime Minister Narendra Modi has teared into Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his ‘traitor’ remark at Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, outside Parliament, saying this was an ‘insult’ to the Sikh community. PM Modi described Rahul Gandhi as the party’s “shatir dimaag wale yuvraj” and said his arrogance has reached its peak.
PM Modi said, “What happened yesterday – the ‘Yuvraj’ of Congress who has ‘shaatir dimag’, called an MP of this House ‘traitor’. His arrogance is at its peak. He did not call anyone else who has left the Congress a traitor. But he called the MP a traitor, because he is a Sikh. This was an insult to the Sikhs, an insult to the Gurus.”
“This was an expression of the hatred for Sikhs that is filled in the Congress…He is a member of the family who sacrificed themselves for the country. Just because he changed his political ideology, he became a traitor? This is not a small word. How can the country tolerate a citizen being called a traitor?…This is highly unfortunate. Such people will sink Congress.”
What did Rahul Gandhi say to Ravneet Bittu?
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Wednesday engaged in an exchange of words outside the Parliament, with the Lok Sabha LoP calling Bittuu a “traitor.”
Rahul Gandhi referred to Ravneet Bittu as a “traitor” as he passed by the protesting Congress MPs at Makar Dwar of the Parliament. Rahul Gandhi’s “traitor” jibe came as Raveent Bittu quit Congress and switched to the BJP in 2024.
Gandhi said, “Here is a traitor walking right by. Look at the face.” The Congress leader offered to shake his hands, saying, “Hello, brother, my traitor friend. Don’t worry, you will come back (to Congress).”
The Union MoS refused to shake hands and called Rahul, “Desh ke dushman (enemy of the state)”.
