Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has responded to the viral video showing him feeding a dog during the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', stating that he finds the BJP causing confusion. In the video, Gandhi explained the circumstances surrounding the incident, stating, "I called the dog and the owner. The dog was nervous and shivering, and when I tried to feed it, the dog got scared. So I gave biscuits to the dog's owner, and the dog ate them from his hand. I don't understand what's the issue with it."
Gandhi's remarks come amidst BJP's allegations suggesting that the man in the video was a Congress worker. Dismissing the claims, Gandhi stated, "No, where was he a Congress worker? I don't understand BJP's obsession with dogs."
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Earlier in the day, a video of him offering biscuits to the dog during the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Jharkhand surfaced on social media, claiming that biscuits rejected by a dog were offered to a party worker. BJP's IT cell, including Amit Malviya, targeted Congress, saying, “Just a few days ago, Congress President Khargeji compared the party’s booth agents to dogs, and here Rahul Gandhi is feeding biscuits to a dog during his visit, and when the dog did not eat, he gave the same biscuits to his worker.” “If a party whose president and crown prince treats its party workers like dogs, then it is natural for such a party to disappear,” he further said.
A subsequent tweet by BJP leader Pallavi CT claimed that Rahul Gandhi disrespected Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congress leader, by offering him biscuits from the same plate as the dog.
"RaGa offered biscuits from the same plate as eaten by his pet Pidi, but Himantada REFUSED to eat those biscuits; his self-respect was more important to him, and he left the Congress party," BJP leader Pallavi CT tweeted.
"This dog has clicked a photo with Rahul sir; he has given him the biscuits," said the dog owner in a video with his pen in hand.