BJP shares video of Rahul's spat with cop in flood-hit Punjab; calls it 'drama'

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person Amit Malviya connected Tuesday criticised person of the absorption successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, calling his Punjab sojourn a “drama.”"After yet different concealed vacation successful Malaysia’s Langkawi, Rahul Gandhi landed successful Punjab, a authorities Congress mislaid to AAP, to signifier yet different drama," Malviya said successful a station connected X.He added, "The pretext: gathering flood victims. The reality: throwing tantrums astatine Punjab Police, insisting helium beryllium taken to unsafe terrains contempt superior information risks."

His remarks came a time aft Congress accused the Punjab Police of stopping Gandhi from visiting flood-affected villagers crossed the Ravi stream successful Gurdaspur district.

Gandhi was successful Punjab connected Monday to conscionable flood-hit radical successful Amritsar and Gurdaspur.

He visited Ghonewal colony successful Amritsar and Gurchak colony successful Gurdaspur.Also read: 6 days aft PM's tour, Rahul visits flood-hit PunjabMalviya further said, "A liable person would person consoled victims, supported rescue efforts, and strengthened administration. Instead, Rahul Gandhi chose to disrupt, distract, and destabilize. Irresponsibility astatine its peak."Congress leaders said Gandhi was stopped by section constabulary from visiting Toor, a borderline colony crossed the Ravi stream successful Gurdaspur.

Punjab Congress main Amrinder Singh Raja Warring claimed the constabulary cited information reasons.A video besides surfaced showing Gandhi questioning elder constabulary officials connected wherefore helium was not allowed to spell crossed the river."You are telling maine that you cannot support maine harmless connected Indian territory. That is what you are saying," Gandhi asked a Punjab Police officer.The serviceman replied, "We are ever acceptable to support you."Gandhi past said, "But you are saying that is India (while pointing towards the colony crossed Ravi river) and you cannot support maine successful India.""Is it not India," helium asked, accompanied by authorities portion main Warring and MP Sukhjinder Randhawa."You privation to accidental that the LoP (Leader of Opposition) cannot spell due to the fact that Punjab Police is incapable to protect," Gandhi said.Later, Congress person and erstwhile Punjab main curate Charanjit Singh Channi besides accused the Punjab authorities of preventing Gandhi from visiting the colony crossed the Ravi river."Our ain radical enactment there. He (Gandhi) wanted to enquire astir their well-being. We person been holding a aesculapian campy determination for the past 3 days. It is unfortunate that helium was not being allowed to conscionable people," Channi told reporters.