Karnataka BJP chief’s remarks against Rahul Gandhi receives sharp Congress rebuke

“What did Rahul Gandhi say? Rahul Gandhi and (former Karnataka CM) Siddaramaiah asked people not to take the Covid vaccine as they will not be able to produce children. But Rahul and Siddaramaiah clandestinely took the vaccine at night,” said Kateel, an MP from Dakshina Kannada.

Quoting a BJP MLC from Karnataka, the party leader claimed: “That’s why our MLC said Rahul Gandhi did not marry because he cannot have children.” Outraged by the statement, Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala called Kateel a “joker”.

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಟಕ್ಕುಂಟು ಲೆಕ್ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದ ಜೋಕರ್ ಒಬ್ಬರು ತಮ್ಮ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿಮಿತ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು ಯಾರು ಅವರತ್ತ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಸದ ಕಾರಣ ಅವಿವೇಕದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ.

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— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) March 6, 2023

“A ‘Joker in BJP’s Circus’ in Karnataka is suffering from perpetual ‘verbal diarrhoea’ – except that in his case, it is both-physical and mental. Since no one pays attention to him, he makes stupid statements to be in news. U guessed it right – it is Nalin Kateel. Pl ignore him!” Surjewala tweeted.

“Such stupidities are always the refuge of cowards & fools – a classical BJP trait! They will insult science & scientists. They will oppose scientific temper. They will promote orthodoxy. They will promote skulduggery. They should be relegated to the dustbin of history,” he added.

Assembly polls in Karnataka are due by May.