Parliamentary tempers flared when Rahul Gandhi branded Union MoS Ravneet Singh Bittu a ‘traitor’ during Lok Sabha proceedings. JD(U) mouthpiece Rajiv Ranjan Prasad hit back hard, deeming the term alien to dignified debate. He attributed Congress’s frequent faux pas to Gandhi’s ‘puerile antics,’ predicting inevitable embarrassment.
In exclusive remarks, Prasad highlighted how such lapses repeatedly undermine the opposition leader’s credibility. BJP’s Pratul Shah Dev piled on, revealing that more than 20 Congress MPs have jumped ship from their 99-strong contingent. The Sikh angle amplified the controversy: Dev called it an insult to a community etched in history with unmatched sacrifices.
Prasad also addressed Mamata Banerjee’s grievances on voter purges, noting her unrestricted access to Delhi as the national capital. He reminisced about Bihar’s echo of the same protests by Gandhi and allies, which fizzled out ineffectively. Dev leveled serious charges against Banerjee, claiming her hype around 50 lakh deletions seeks to manufacture chaos and a post-poll excuse of rigged games.
As barbs fly between camps, the episode reveals fault lines in opposition unity and BJP-JD(U) solidarity against perceived hypocrisy.