'Already Sunk The Congress Party': Jitan Ram Manjhi Mocks Rahul Gandhi On Not Taking Maha Kumbh Dip

Jitan Ram Manjhi attacked Rahul Gandhi saying that questions about taking a dip at Maha Kumbh is not appropriate since he has already "sunk" the Congress party.

File photo of Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Source : PTI

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi amid BJP's attack at the Congress leader for not visiting the recent Maha Kumbh.

The former Bihar Chief Minister attacked Gandhi by saying that the questions being asked to Rahul Gandhi about taking a dip at Maha Kumbh is not appropriate since the leader who already "sunk" the Congress party, doesn't need to take any more dips.

"The questions being asked about Rahul Gandhi taking a dip at the Kumbh are not appropriate. The leader who has already sunk the entire Congress party, how many more dips will he take?" Majhi said in a post on X in Hindi.

राहुल गांधी से कुंभ में डुबकी लगाए जाने को लेकर पूछे जा रहे सवाल ठीक नहीं है।
जिस नेता ने पुरे कांग्रेस पार्टी को डुबा दिया वह और कितनी डुबकी लगाएँगे।@RahulGandhi @INCIndia @narendramodi @AmitShah @NitishKumar

— Jitan Ram Manjhi (@jitanrmanjhi) February 28, 2025

Rahul Gandhi and his INDIA alliance have come under BJP fire for not visiting the Maha Kumbh, which concluded on Wednesday. While Gandhi visited Rae Bareli on February 20-21, he did not visit the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. 

Several NDA leaders have also targetted Rahul Gandhi for not visiting Kumbh in Prayagraj. 

Ramdas Athawale said that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi insulted the Hindu community by not visiting the Maha Kumbh, and Hindu voters should boycott them.

"Thackeray and the Gandhi family have insulted Hindutva by not participating in the Maha Kumbh. Being Hindu and not attending the Maha Kumbh is an insult to the Hindus, and Hindus must boycott them," said Athawale, a prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra and a BJP ally.

Bihar Polls To Be Fought Under Nitish's Leadership: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi has asserted that the NDA will contest the assembly polls in Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Speaking to reporters, Manjhi also said he would welcome entry into politics of the chief minister's son Nishant, whom he called young and capable.

The NDA will win 225 plus seats of the 243-strong Bihar Assembly under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, asserted Manjhi, while dismissing the opposition's charge that the BJP was planning to devour the JD(U) in the run-up to elections.

"They are defeated people and losers tend to speak this type of language," Manjhi said.