'Daro Mat': Jairam Ramesh's Quip For PM Modi On Rahul Gandhi's Debate Offer

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress's Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at PM Modi for not accepting the debate invitation with Rahul Gandhi.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh(L) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R).

Source : PTI

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not accepting the invitation to debate with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The Wayand MP on May 11 had accepted the invitation to a public debate on the key Lok Sabha election issues. In reference to this, Jairam Ramesh re-posted Rahul Gandhi's acceptance letter on X and asked the PM to not be scared of the debate.

"Day 5 of Rahul Gandhi’s letter accepting an invitation to debate the Prime Minister. The 56-inch chest has not yet mustered the courage to accept the invite," Jairam Ramesh wrote on X, adding "#DaroMat".

प्रधानमंत्री से डिबेट का निमंत्रण स्वीकार करते हुए @RahulGandhi के लिखे पत्र के पाँच दिन बीत चुके हैं। तथाकथित 56 इंच के सीने ने अभी तक निमंत्रण स्वीकार करने की हिम्मत नहीं जुटाई है।

Day 5 of @RahulGandhi ’s letter accepting an invitation to debate the Prime Minister. The… https://t.co/0VnJsA4PAM

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 16, 2024

Rahul Gandhi, Congress's Raebareli candidate had accepted the debate invitation after some retired justices wrote to both, the Gandhi scion and PM Modi, inviting them to a public platform to debate on election issues. He also stated that the country expects PM Modi to participate in it.

स्वस्थ लोकतंत्र के लिए प्रमुख दलों का एक मंच से अपना विज़न देश के समक्ष रखना एक सकारात्मक पहल होगी।

कांग्रेस इस पहल का स्वागत करती है और चर्चा का निमंत्रण स्वीकार करती है।

देश प्रधानमंत्री जी से भी इस संवाद में हिस्सा लेने की अपेक्षा करता है। pic.twitter.com/YMWWqzBRhE

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 11, 2024

However, BJP turned down th debate invitation initially, reasoning that Rahul Gandhi did not possess the required credentials even within his party, as a result of which the PM had no reason to debate with him.

Instead, BJP's Karnataka leader Tejaswi Surya nominated the saffron party's Yuva Morcha Vice President Abhinav Prakash to debate with Rahul Gandhi.

"Dear Rahul Gandhi Ji, BJP has deputed Abhinav Prakash, National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha, as a BJYM's representative for the upcoming debate," Surya wrote in a letter.