{"id":356102,"date":"2025-08-29T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=356102"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T09:43:56","slug":"alleged-abuse-of-pms-mother-bjp-congress-clash-in-patna-rahul-says-bjp-baffled-with-success-of-his-yatra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/alleged-abuse-of-pms-mother-bjp-congress-clash-in-patna-rahul-says-bjp-baffled-with-success-of-his-yatra\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged abuse of PM\u2019s mother: BJP, Congress clash in Patna; Congress says BJP baffled with success of Rahul&#8217;s yatra\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Apparently, a couple of Congress-associated individuals used abusive language against PM Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi from a dais set up for Voter Adhikar Rally<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356106\" width=\"802\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/Rahul3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BJP leaders doubled down on Congress&nbsp; over the alleged verbal abuse targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding apology from Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi who is currently undergoing Voter Adhikar Rally in poll-bound Bihar. Political temperatures soared as BJP and Congress clashed on the issue that has led to nationwide outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The issue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the INDIA bloc\u2019s \u201cVoter Adhikar Yatra\u201d in Darbhanga, a viral video emerged showing derogatory remarks reportedly directed at PM Modi and his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, a couple of Congress-associated individuals used abusive language against PM Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi from a dais set up for Voter Adhikar Rally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A man was also arrested for making abusive comments, according to reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi and RJD\u2019s Tejashwi Yadav of being responsible because the remarks happened at their rally and under their leadership, calling it a failure to maintain dignity.&nbsp; Some Congress leaders later expressed regret but the BJP denounced the incident, calling it \u201cpolitics at its lowest\u201d and launching a blistering attack on Congress and RJD leaders overseeing the rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, strongly condemned the language used by some Congress and RJD leaders in Darbhanga, describing it as a violation of democratic dignity and an insult to India\u2019s cultural moorings. Adityanath called the incident \u201creprehensible,\u201d arguing it hurt the sentiments of all 140 crore Indians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356104\" width=\"807\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/08\/rahul2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congress says BJP \u201cbaffled\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rahul Gandhi countered the accusations saying \u201ctruth and non-violence willprevail,\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Untruth and violence cannot stand before&#8221; truth and non-violence&#8221;. &#8220;Beat and break as much as you want to beat and break-we will continue to protect truth over constitution,&#8221; he added     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal issued a statement saying that \u201cBaffled by the soaring popularity of the Voter Adhikar Yatra and the groundswell of public sentiment against them, the BJP has once again unleashed its hooligans to intimidate and scare us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe attack on our Bihar PCC Office Sadaqat Ashram in Patna, led by a sitting cabinet minister and other BJP leaders, is an act of cowardice and will not deter us from continuing to expose the massive Vote Chori being carried out in the name of SIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe BJP has sensed its imminent downfall and the growing anger of the people in Bihar, and its desperation knows no limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAttacking a party office is the worst form of political hooliganism and can never be pardoned. Such violence has no place in a democracy, and the BJP\u2019s vandalism of this scale exposes its true character. This must be condemned and protested against by all those who believe in democracy, and we call upon every citizen to rise in united protest against this brazen act,\u201d he said, asking the Bihar Police to \u201ctake strict and exemplary action against the perpetrators of this crime, and must arrest the ministers and leaders who led this hooliganism&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, a couple of Congress-associated individuals used abusive language against PM Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi from a dais set up for Voter Adhikar Rally BJP leaders doubled down on Congress&nbsp; over the alleged verbal abuse targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding apology from Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":356106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15340,15025,1801],"tags":[15620,19726,453,236],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356102"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356112,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356102\/revisions\/356112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/356106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}