"People will teach them a lesson": Pralhad Joshi slams oppn over alleged abuses hurled at PM Modi

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 30 (ANI): Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday slammed Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA bloc, saying that people will teach them a lesson.
"They make wrong statements using abusive language. People will teach them an appropriate lesson at the appropriate time," Joshi told ANI.
Labelling Rahul Gandhi and his allies in the INDIA bloc "desperate" for using abusive language, the Union Minister stated that former Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi should advise her son to "beg pardon".
"It is most unfortunate that Rahul Gandhi and his entire gang have become totally desperate. In politics, everybody will fight to win the election. However, in India, a well-established system exists within the country. Since people do not like him, he cannot use abusive language in desperation, which is undignified. He cannot use the language against the mother of a PM," Joshi said.
He further criticised Rahul Gandhi, calling him "immature and a part-time politician", and attacked Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra over her remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
"As far as the PM is concerned, let them criticise him politically. But criticising in such a low language is highly condemnable. If at all Sonia Gandhi has some sense, as far as public life is concerned, she should advise her son, immature part-time politician Rahul Gandhi, to beg pardon and people may forgive him. Mahua Moitra also, what she has spoken about the HM," Joshi said.
A massive political controversy has erupted over the alleged derogatory remarks made by a man against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Congress-RJD's Vote Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga on Wednesday.
The BJP leaders have slammed the opposition for "lowering" the political standards. However, the opposition said that the BJP is "raising 'irrelevant' issues to distract from the crucial ones.
Earlier in the day, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stopped his car and tried to distribute candies (or toffees) to protestors showing him the black-flag over the alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' earlier in Bihar's Darbhanga.
It was the members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) who were protesting against Rahul Gandhi. Afterwards, the Rai Barelli MP stopped his car and tried to calm the protesters by offering candies.
Gandhi held a roadshow, as part of opposition's Voter Adhikaar Yatra, where he was seen raising slogans against the alleged "vote theft" in the previous assembly elections.
While speaking to ANI, Gandhi raised slogans, "Vote chor, gaddi chhodd."
Earlier, the BJP and Congress workers clashed in Bihar's Patna on Friday over the alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Modi and his late mother during an INDIA bloc rally in Darbhanga.
Stones were pelted at the site as the BJP staged a protest against the Congress in front of the Congress office in Patna.
Bihar Minister and BJP leader Nitin Nabin stated that the public will give a "befitting reply" to Congress.
Moreover, Darbhanga Police arrested the man accused of hurling abuses against PM Modi.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashok Kumar Chaudhary stated that a case has been registered and action will be taken against those found to be involved.
SP City Ashok Kumar Chaudhary told ANI, "A case has been registered, and an accused arrested. His name is being verified. The person is identifying himself as Raja...Action will be taken against those found involved."
The 16-day 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav aims to raise awareness about alleged irregularities in the voter list, which opposition leaders have termed a case of 'vote chori' (vote theft).
Covering over 1,300 km across 20 districts, the yatra is scheduled to conclude in Patna on September 1.
Bihar Assembly elections are expected later this year, although the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date. (ANI)