‘Congress needs to do something about Pidi’: Giriraj Singh’s swipe at Rahul Gandhi on Jitin Prasada’s BJP entry

Jitin Prasada becoming a member of BJP could assist the occasion maintain Brahmins, a bit of whom are stated to be sad with the occasion in Uttar Pradesh.

Senior BJP chief and Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Giriraj Singh in the present day hit out on the Congress whereas welcoming two-time MP Jitin Prasada into the saffron fold. He stated that if Rahul Gandhi retains feeding his pet canine Pidi on a regular basis, the Congress will quickly flip empty. Giriraj Singh’s remark comes at a time when the occasion has suffered a ballot defeat in Assam by the hands of certainly one of its former leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma. Whereas Sarma had joined the BJP in 2015, one other notable chief to maneuver to the BJP within the latest previous is Jyotiraditya Scindia.

“Congress should do one thing about Rahul Gandhi’s pet canine Pidi. In any other case, Rahul Gandhi ji will maintain feeding biscuits there and Congress might be empty right here. Mr @JitinPrasada, welcome to the BJP household,” stated Giriraj Singh.

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Jitin Prasada was a member of Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi’s core workforce and his exit forward of subsequent 12 months’s Uttar Pradesh meeting elections is being seen as a shot within the arm for the BJP. 47-year-old Prasada comes from a well-known Brahmin household of Uttar Pradesh. Prasada becoming a member of BJP could assist the occasion maintain Brahmins, a bit of whom are stated to be sad with the occasion in Uttar Pradesh.

When present Assam CM Himanata Biswa Sarma left the Congress in 2015, he accused Rahul Gandhi of giving extra prominence to Pidi than to problems with nationwide significance. Two years later when Rahul Gandhi tweeted a video of Pidi consuming treats, Sarma stated, “Sir @OfficeOfRG, who is aware of him higher than me. Nonetheless keep in mind you busy feeding biscuits 2 him whereas We wished to debate pressing Assam’s points.”

Sir @OfficeOfRG,who is aware of him higher than me.Nonetheless keep in mind you busy feeding biscuits 2 him whereas We wished to debate pressing Assam’s points https://t.co/Eiu7VsuvL1

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 29, 2017

In a latest interview, Sarma alleged that senior Congress leaders together with Tarun Gogoi, C P Joshi and Late Anjan Datta ate biscuits from the identical plate as Rahul Gandhi’s canine Pidi.