Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Wayand MP has been given a name earlier (pappu) and reminded how her grand mother (former PM Indira Gandhi), put them in jail.
"Rahul is a Pappu...He cannot even sit in Parliament for more than an hour. Why does he go outside? His mind does not work," Ray said speaking to ANI at Port Blair on Wednesday.
The Minister's response comes after Kangana Ranaut, in her rally in Manali, attacked Congress leaders for their 'anti-women" mindset and referred to Vikramaditya Singh as "Chhota Pappu".
It is worth noting that the former MP Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, who merged his Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) with the Congress, is adamant about contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Purnia constituency, the seat given to the RJD as per the agreement reached by the alliance. His stan
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding his first rally in Bihar. He questioned whether the PM would speak against nepotism in his election campaign in the state.
"I have filed my nomination today. It is everyone's right to contest elections. I will request him (Congress leader Pappu Yadav) to support me," said RJD leader Bima Bharti.
Pappu Yadav has been urging RJD supremo Lalu Yadav to reconsider his decision regarding Purnia and give it to the Congress, since the RJD announced to field former minister and Rupauli MLA Bima Bharati from the seat.
Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha expressed that the ceremony to confer Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur would be a great respect to Bihar and they were going to witness a proud moment for Bihar.
In a boost for Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls, a sitting MP, two former MPs and a sitting MLA today joined the party at the party headquarters on Wednesday