Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 9 July took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was seen walking in knee-deep water in the agricultural land in Haryana's Madina village.
Sarma took to Twitter and said that this was the 'sudden desire of the Prince, and his desperation, to get real is laughable!'
"But in your zeal to get captured by your photo & video team, for God's sake, do not demean the dignity of our Annadatas. The heckling of farmers to pose as a 'farmer' is deplorable Mr Gandhi. Get Real without the Reels," Himanta tweeted.
Not only Sarma, but the BJP also posted the same video and called Rahul Gandhi a 'self-engrossed farmer' who planted paddy in front of four-five cameras. BJP wrote, "Camerajeevi kisan Rahul Gandhi."
In reply, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate reacted to the camera jibe and wrote: 'Irony declared dead'.
BJP's CT Ravi called Rahul Gandhi 'publicity jeevi'. He added that the entire ecosystem can try hard but will not succeed in reinventing the 'Dynast'. "It is laughable to watch Rahul try to prove himself that he cares for the common man when in reality he is trying to fool the masses. Despite being MP of Amethi for almost 15 years, Rahul could not nurture it into a model constituency and was defeated by Smt @smritiirani forcing him to run away to Wayanad. With every such attempt to fool Bharatiyas, @RahulGandhi will end up making a bigger fool of himself," CT Ravi tweeted sharing the same video.
Earlier on 8 July, Rahul Gandhi made an unplanned visit to Madina village in Sonipat, where he was seen spending time with the farmers in the field. He also tried his hand at paddy sowing and then drove a tractor and later ate food at the field.
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Updated: 09 Jul 2023, 07:40 PM IST