"Rahul Gandhi ka dimaag chori ho gaya hai": Fadnavis slams alleged abuses hurled at PM Modi during 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 28 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday lashed out at Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' in Bihar, saying that the Congress leader has "lost his senses".
"I am stating clearly that Rahul Gandhi ka dimaag chori ho gaya hai. When one loses one's senses, one tends to speak such indecent things. You are called a national leader, yet you say such things. What right do you have to be called a national leader? We should ignore when somebody's mind gets lost," Fadnavis told reporters here.
Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra lambasted Rahul Gandhi and the other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the kind of language being used in Bihar's 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra', accusing them of engaging in the "politics of abuse".
"There's no difference between Rahul Gandhi, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sanjay Raut. There's a competition among the INDIA bloc leaders. Rahul Gandhi is the new Mani Shankar Aiyar of Congress. This politics of abuse is not limited to the Prime Minister," Patra said while addressing a press conference here.

Patra criticised the abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Voter Adhikaar Yatra and slammed Rahul Gandhi for addressing the latter as "tu", which he implied was disrespectful to the Prime Minister of 140 crore Indians.
"It is unfortunate...the kind of language that is being used in a Yatra in Bihar. There is dignity in democracy. The kind of bitterness and language being used for PM Modi and his late mother is shameful for Congress, which used to link itself with the freedom movement of this country. Rahul Gandhi should understand that Modi is the Prime Minister of 140 crore people in this country. In this country, people don't accept undignified language," the BJP leader said.
"Since 2012 and 2013, Congress has used such language for the PM - 'Maut Ka Saudagar, Naali ka Keeda, Neech Aadmi, Cockroach, Virus'...all these abuses have been hurled at the honourable Prime Minister. On top of that, Congress accuses us of Hitlershahi, dictatorship. Where in the world are such words used for the PM in a democratic country? For them, the act of beating up would be democratic," he added.
This comes after Rahul Gandhi, in his Muffarpur rally on Wednesday, doubled down on his criticism of PM Modi over claims made by US President Donald Trump regarding the "halting" of conflict between India and Pakistan, where Gandhi addressed the PM as "tu" while narrating the incident.
The 16-day 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, involving Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, aims to raise awareness about alleged irregularities in the voter list, which opposition leaders have termed a case of 'vote chori' (vote theft).
Covering over 1,300 km across 20 districts, the yatra is scheduled to conclude in Patna on September 1.
Bihar Assembly elections are expected later this year, although the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date. (ANI)