Rahul Gandhi Backfires Smriti Irani On "Set Manipur On Fire" Charge

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for being "power-hungry" a day after Union Minister Smriti Irani accuse opposition parties including Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on crimes against women in non-BJP-ruled states.

Rahul Gandhi in a virtual conference stated, "The BJP-RSS only want power and can do anything to get power. For power, they will burn Manipur, they will burn the entire country. They don't care about the sorrow and pain of the country."

He even slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the three-month-long ethnic clashes in Manipur and pinning the strife on the ruling party's ideology.

"Why is he not speaking anything about Manipur? This is because Narendra Modi ji has nothing to do with Manipur. They know that their ideology has burnt Manipur," Rahul Gandhi was spotted saying in a video that went viral on social media.

Earlier Smriti Irani charged the opposition in Rajya Sabha, including Rahul Gandhi of remaining silent on crimes against women in non-BJP-ruled states.

"When will you have the courage to tell us how women are raped in Congress-ruled states? When will you have the guts to tell how Rahul Gandhi put Manipur on fire? Do not cast aspersions on women ministers in this cabinet," Irani charged the opposition in Rajya Sabha amid loud cheers from her party's MPs.

This verbal spat in the Rajya Sabha is the latest followed by heated exchanges since last Thursday. Amidst the tumult, both ruling and opposition members have submitted numerous adjournment notices supporting their respective demands.