New Delhi, November 7, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Remarks by BJP National President Nitin Nabin targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav triggered a political exchange on Saturday, with leaders from the BJP, Congress, Samajwadi Party and other parties trading charges.
Backing Nabin, BJP spokesperson RP Singh said the party president was right in describing Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav as leaders whose concerns were limited to their respective families. He alleged that neither leader thought beyond family interests.
West Bengal Minister Tapas Roy also endorsed Nabin’s remarks, shifting the focus to development and governance in the state. Criticising successive Communist and Trinamool Congress governments, Roy alleged that little had been done over the past 50 years to generate employment or establish adequate industrial and infrastructure facilities. He said the Centre was now working with a welfare-oriented approach.
Congress MP Balwant Wankhade rejected Nabin’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi and the Gandhi family. Speaking in Amravati, Maharashtra, Wankhade said the family had always prioritised the country over personal interests. Citing former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he said they had sacrificed their lives for the nation and maintained that Rahul Gandhi was continuing to fight for the country’s interests.
Samajwadi Party MP Ramashankar Rajbhar also hit back at Nabin over his remarks concerning Sanatan and the politics surrounding the ‘topi’. He alleged that the BJP was unsettled by Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA (Pichde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) politics, religious practices and the temple being constructed in Etawah.
Meanwhile, SBSP MLA Bedi Ram welcomed Nabin’s observations on development and thanked him for highlighting infrastructure expansion. Referring to road construction, expressways, connectivity and rural roads, he said good infrastructure was essential for the progress of a state and the country.
In his IANS interview, Nabin had also targeted the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation over its foreign funding and accused Rahul Gandhi of being used as a ‘foreign toolkit’ to create unrest. He questioned the Congress leader’s approach towards democratic institutions and parliamentary traditions.
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