Archive · 20 Sep 2026
BJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi’s Remarks at Indore Event
Rahul Gandhi spoke at an opposition event in Indore with comedian Pulkit Mani.
They performed lines and gestures that many people understood as making fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
BJP leaders strongly objected to the performance.
They said it insulted women and showed disrespect toward an elderly mother.
BJP spokesperson C.R. Kesavan also said this behavior showed poor political judgment.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Gandhi’s language was becoming worse.
Gandhi was criticizing the government’s approach to diplomacy.
He said a prime minister’s job is to protect the country, not simply maintain friendships.
The disagreement has become another political dispute between the BJP and Congress.
BJP leaders accused Rahul Gandhi of mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and insulting women during an Indore event.
Gandhi and stand-up comic Pulkit Mani shared lines and gestures that critics said unmistakably mocked Modi.
BJP spokesperson C.R. Kesavan called the performance foul-mouthed, uncouth and disrespectful toward an elderly mother.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said Gandhi’s language was damaging the dignity of Indian politics.
Gandhi used a mimicry of Modi’s voice while criticizing the government’s diplomatic approach and its understanding of the prime minister’s role.
- Who
- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, stand-up comic Pulkit Mani, BJP leaders and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
- What
- BJP leaders condemned remarks, gestures and a mimicry performance by Gandhi and Mani that they said mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- When
- At an event held on Saturday; the BJP criticism was reported the following morning.
- Where
- The Opposition party’s 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Indore.
- Why
- Gandhi was criticizing the Modi government’s diplomatic approach, while BJP leaders said the performance was offensive and disrespectful.
Rahul Gandhi’s Criticism
BJP’s Condemnation
Diplomatic approach
Rahul Gandhi’s Criticism
Rahul Gandhi criticized the Modi government’s diplomatic approach and said a prime minister’s role is to protect the country rather than merely maintain friendships.
BJP’s Condemnation
The BJP focused on the manner of the criticism, saying the performance and gestures crossed the line into personal insult and disrespect.
Use of humor and mimicry
Rahul Gandhi’s Criticism
Gandhi appeared with Pulkit Mani and used lines, gestures and a mimicry of Modi’s voice while making his political argument.
BJP’s Condemnation
BJP leaders described the performance as uncouth, foul-mouthed and a crude spectacle unsuitable for a political leader.
Political implications
Rahul Gandhi’s Criticism
The event presented Gandhi’s criticism of the government and its political approach.
BJP’s Condemnation
C.R. Kesavan said Gandhi’s conduct showed why Congress had failed to resonate with young people, while Dhami said such language damaged Indian political dignity.
- Event
- Opposition party’s 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event
- Location
- Indore
- Main criticism
- BJP leaders said Gandhi and Mani mocked Narendra Modi and disrespected an elderly mother.
- BJP spokesperson
- C.R. Kesavan
- Other BJP critic
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Political context
- Kesavan linked the controversy to Congress’s reported failure to connect with young people.
- Student election reference
- Kesavan said the ABVP won a majority of Delhi University Students’ Union posts.