Gumla (Jharkhand), February 5
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he offered a biscuit to a dog owner to feed the animal after it refused to eat from his hands.
His clarification came after a video showing him offering a biscuit rejected by a dog to a person went viral on social media, with BJP leaders alleging this was how he treated workers of his party.
“The dog was nervous and shivering… When I gave it a biscuit, the dog got scared. Then, I gave the biscuit to the owner, saying it will eat from your hand. Then, the owner gave it and the dog ate the biscuit. Then, what is the issue?” Gandhi told reporters when queried about it.
“I don’t understand what is the BJP’s obsession with the dog?” Gandhi added.
How shameless
First, Rahul Gandhi made @himantabiswa ji eat biscuits 🍪 from same plate as his pet dog 🐕 Pidi
Then Congress President Khargeji compares party workers to dogs 🐕
& now, Shehzada gives a biscuit 🍪 rejected by a dog 🐕 to a party worker
This is the RESPECT… pic.twitter.com/hXZGwGa2Ks
— PallaviCT (@pallavict) February 5, 2024
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday night reacted to the viral video, with a post on X, saying, “… Not only Rahul Gandhi but the entire family could not make me eat that biscuit. I am a proud Assamese and Indian. I refused to eat and resign from the Congress.”
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