Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday sharply criticised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, amidst speculation that the Congress leader is currently abroad while selecting candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections via video calls.
The Minister derisively labelled Gandhi as "Lal Babua" and went on to brand him a "non-serious leader," accusing him of being focused purely on "degrading India and spreading false narratives within the country."
Speaking to reporters, the Union Minister described Gandhi in highly personal terms. "There is a word 'nepo kid'. I will not call him a nepo kid because he is a 'nepo boy'. A privileged son, he is a 'Lal Babua'."
Giriraj Singh also commented on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent statement concerning the Special Investigation Report (SIR), accusing her of creating an environment where only Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslims feel secure under her leadership.
Highlighting alleged attacks on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders visiting flood-affected regions in West Bengal, Singh said: "Mamata Banerjee needs to accept herself as the CM of a state of India. She thinks she is the PM of Bengal, that is why the law there is different...Only Rohingya Bangladeshi muslims [in Bengal] are safe...Should Indian citizens be required to have a certification? I put this [question] in front of the citizens of the country. Then Mamata Banerjee will understand."
Addressing the explosion incident at a house in Ayodhya, the Minister pledged that no one would be spared.
"I do not have all the information, but the blast is painful news. So far, there has been no reaction from the India alliance leader. They will react when there is a blast in a mosque. But under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath, no one will be spared. Whoever has committed this crime will be punished," Giriraj Singh asserted.
Earlier, the Union Minister had reacted to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav’s promise to ensure a government job in every household in Bihar if his party were elected.
Singh called the promise a "laughable" poll pledge, while simultaneously asserting that the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister's father, RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, had been busy registering lands in his name in exchange for jobs. The Minister was referring to the ongoing Land-for-Jobs case, in which a court has reserved its order on framing charges against Lalu Prasad and his family, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) having concluded its arguments.
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