Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha speech: Know why Twitterati hailed it with #RahulRoar, #PappuMeows

New Delhi, Apr 20: Rahul Gandhi today led the opposition attack in the Lok Sabha on the Narendra Modi government over the problems being faced by farmers, saying it had "failed" them and specifically targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over it.

In his first speech in the Budget Session, the Congress Vice President said the government was "ignoring" the farming community and favouring the industrialists and rich people, which was a "blunder" as the farmers will 'harm" BJP in future.

"The acche din government has failed the country" on the issue of farmers, he said while participating in a short duration discussion on 'The Agrarian Situation in the Country'. He said farmers are responsible for laying the "foundation" for whatever the country has achieved but they are being ignored by the government.

Taking digs at the Prime Minister, he said Modi "should switch over to the side of farmers and labourers from that of high and mighty and industrialists" as it will benefit BJP politically and harm Congress.

"I will offer an advice to the Prime Minister. He will gain politically if he changes sides as farmers are over 67 per cent of population. You are making a blunder by harming farmers and labourers and they will harm you in future. If you switch over to their side it will help you and may harm us," he said.

Rahul, who was absent in the House during the first part of the Budget session as he was away, said he has been wondering over the Prime Minister's policies, which were "affecting" farmers, since Modi knows the "political calculations" and has just won the elections.

"Then it occurred to me that the price of farmers' land has been rising and your corporate friends covet these lands. You are weakening the farmers now and then use this axe of land ordinance to hit them," he said, charging that the government wanted to acquire land to help industrialists.

Though Congress vice president tried his level best to corner the Modi government, but it seems people have not really liked his speech and thus, have given a completely different reaction to it.

As soon as he began his speech, #RahulRoar started trending on Twitter and soon after that, #PappuMeows came as a rebuttal on the micro blogging site.

Here are a few tweets:

After 57 days of Thailand tour rahul reads a script and talks abt poor farmers. Lol now dats wat u call #RahulRoar ??

— Yash Shah (@ShahYashR) April 20, 2015

Thailand Tourism stands to gain from Rahul visit ! Frankly,after a dimmer at Ramlila Kisansabha,amazing energy in LokSabha today!#RahulRoar

— Anjana Om Kashyap (@anjanaomkashyap) April 20, 2015

और राहुल बाबा आपके पास तो ज़ालिम लोशन है, इधर-उधर लगा कर सब सही कर दोगे !!@fully_fundoo #RahulRoar https://t.co/apVDmIdEGq

— चचा⇒जान (@Chacha4D) April 20, 2015

The break has done Rahul a world of good, no wonder BJP was worried.. Rahul kahan Hain #RahulRoar

— Farhan Khan (@Farhan222) April 20, 2015

Trending #RahulRoar ... What should I say... Better to IGNORE and get back to work ..

— Aditi sinha (@Aditi_Espeaks) April 20, 2015

So apparently #RahulRoars based his fangs and claws in Parliament today. Vipassana is the new mantra from today #RahulRoar

— GlobalMouthful (@GlobalMouthful) April 20, 2015

#RahulRoar in #LokSabha can be used for "Thailand Vipasana" tourism promotion.

— Sir Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhaqat) April 20, 2015

BJP looks completely rattled... Their MPs don't know what they are talking today... Is this The Rahul Effect? #RahulRoar

— ♚ PP ¶¶ (@P9Pranav) April 20, 2015

'Suit,Boot ki sarkar'; #RahulRoar in LS 2day!So his dad Rajiv Gandhi was a v poor half naked fakir wearing Ray ban glasses & Gucci shoes!😉

— Shiv Kyasapura (@KyasapuraS) April 20, 2015

So #Pappu fan boys trying to trend #RahulRoar, time to hit back with #RahulMews

— Ratnakar Sadasyula (@ScorpiusMaximus) April 20, 2015

Now pic tells that who roars & who meows. #ModiRoars while #PappuMeows pic.twitter.com/s2Je4lLauS

— Radhika (@vinkumadhok) April 20, 2015

those who r trending rahulroar shuld immediately visit an ENT specialist. it was a meow ,idiots #PappuMeows

— santhoshkumarts (@santhoshkts) April 20, 2015

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(With inputs from agencies)