Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Walks With Child Wearing Only Dhoti, BJP & Netizens Slam Leader

During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi was spotted walking with a child while only wearing a dhoti in the freezing weather. The Wayanad MP was criticised for this action by the BJP and activists.

Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), attacked and criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when a child was seen strolling with the Wayanad MP during the Bharat Jodo Yatra while wearing only a dhoti in freezing temperatures.

Bagga tweeted a photo of the Gandhi scion holding the toddler's hand and strolling alongside the child, who was only wearing a dhoti and a janeu. "Only a shameless person can make a child roam around nude for politics in 4 degrees," Bagga captioned a photo of Rahul Gandhi with a toddler wearing only a dhoti during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Meanwhile, lawyer Chandni Preeti Vijaykumar Shah expressed strong opposition to Rahul Gandhi walking with the child in the cold without a shirt or a T-shirt and claimed to have written a letter to NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo to take cognizance of the "unconstitutional conduct by INC for violating the rights and welfare of a child for political gains and notify the parents for publicity stunts."

She accused the Congress of exploiting children for political advantage and educated the grand old party about janeu, the sacred thread that holds great religious significance in Hinduism. The child was also seen wearing a janeu while walking alongside Rahul Gandhi.

Puneet Sharma, the BJP's Himachal social media head, also criticised Gandhi and the Congress party, stating that the election commission does not allow political parties to use children in their campaigns, so why was Rahul Gandhi strolling with a child in freezing conditions? He also requested the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to take action.

Netizens React To Rahul's Photo With The Child Wearing Only Dhoti During Bharat Jodo Yatra: 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's decision to walk the Bharat Jodo Yatra in northern India in a white t-shirt in the bitter cold has sparked discussion in political circles.

Reacting to the issue over him being in a T-shirt at the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Gandhi scion claimed everyone is spotlighting his dress, while taking "no notice of the poor farmers and labourers walking along with him in torn clothes".