Rahul Gandhi’s Nepal trip triggers row between Congress and BJP

Amid latest controversy, Congress defended Rahul Gandhi' Kathmandu visit and asked “what’s wrong with it?” "Rahul Gandhi hasn't gone to Pakistan as an uninvited guest like PM Modi to cut a cake with Nawaz Sharif, and we know what happens in Pathankot," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a news briefing on Tuesday in Delhi. "Rahul Gandhi has gone to Nepal, a friendly country, to attend a journalist's wedding. There is nothing wrong. It's a matter of our culture. It's not a crime. Maybe PM and BJP will soon decide it's a crime to participate in weddings of friends and family members," he added. As per a report published by the Kathmandu Post on Monday, the former Congress president was in the Himalayan nation to attend his Nepali friend Sumnima Udas’ wedding, whose father served as Nepal’s Ambassador to Myanmar.

This is interesting. Rahul Gandhi is indeed in Kathmandu to attend wedding of Sumnima Udas who happens to be daughter of Nepal ambassador to Myanmar. This visit at his personal capacity. Security agencies must dig into if he really met Hou Yanqi (the honey trap lady) there. pic.twitter.com/zCyLvgT4yT

— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) May 3, 2022

The BJP on Tuesday tweeted a video of the Congress MP at a place what appeared to be a nightclub. BJP’s IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya shared the video and said, “Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent.” 

Rahul Gandhi was at a nightclub when Mumbai was under seize. He is at a nightclub at a time when his party is exploding. He is consistent.

Interestingly, soon after the Congress refused to outsource their presidency, hit jobs have begun on their Prime Ministerial candidate... pic.twitter.com/dW9t07YkzC

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 3, 2022

The BJP leader and Bihar Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain took a jibe at Gandhi, saying "he's busy in parties than running his own political party"."Nothing can stop Rahul Gandhi from doing parties. He is more involved in parties, rather than running his own party. We work for our political parties, but he attends parties," Hussain said.