Rahul Gandhi competing with CJP, says BJP; Oppn hits back with ‘goons’ jibe

New Delhi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gourav Vallabh on Saturday remarked that Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is "competing" with Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) Chief Abhijeet Dipke in matters concerning students.

However, the Opposition hit back, asking the BJP to differentiate between 'goons' and 'Goonj'. It was in reference to the alleged attack on CJP members during a visit to a government school in Rajasthan.

Following the LoP's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Pune, Gourav Vallabh said: "The way Rahul Gandhi is attempting to spread anarchy by visiting subject specific, city specific areas, giving money and calling influencers in order to create an atmosphere, I have only one question for Rahul Gandhi: why can't he hear the voice of students in Ranchi?"

"In Ranchi, the Congress is a part of the coalition government. There, every examination is being cancelled. The future of an entire generation has been pushed into darkness," he told IANS.

Adding to the criticism, the BJP leader said: "Rahul Gandhi is competing with the CJP, he is competing with (Abhijeet) Dipke."

Addressing the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Vallabh said: "You are the Leader of Opposition, instead of going to 'Paiso Ki Goonj' you should also listen to the students who are protesting in Ranchi. We will trust your words if you talk about quitting the alliance in Jharkhand."

Earlier, BJP had accused Congress of giving money to students for attending the programme.

"Their (Congress') conspiracy to use students for their own political gains is being understood by the people, including students," he remarked.

However, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai said: "Earlier, the BJP was saying that the (Chhatron ki Goonj) programme was a flop and had failed. Now, they are saying that influencers were brought in by spending money. Not a single penny was spent. Only a tent had been set up (during the event in Prayagraj)."

He added that any student in Prayagraj can be asked if any mode of transport was provided to them or not.

"All of them (students in Prayagraj) came on their own," Rai asserted.

"Students across the country have now awakened and the BJP will be dethroned," he said.

Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray claimed that the BJP is "afraid of students and the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj'".

Referring to the alleged attack on CJP members in Rajasthan, Thackeray said: "The BJP believes in 'goons', not in '(Chhatron Ki) Goonj'. Yesterday, the CJP people were attacked just because they were showing the reality of a school."

"So, when the BJP learns differentiating between 'goons' and 'Goonj', only then they can speak about the students," he added.

Source: IANS