{"id":8556,"date":"2025-08-28T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/a-roadshow-5-foreign-trips-kiren-rijiju-jibes-at-rahul-gandhis-gujarat-win-claim-india-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:30:48","slug":"a-roadshow-5-foreign-trips-kiren-rijiju-jibes-at-rahul-gandhis-gujarat-win-claim-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/a-roadshow-5-foreign-trips-kiren-rijiju-jibes-at-rahul-gandhis-gujarat-win-claim-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Roadshow, 5 Foreign Trips&#8217;: Kiren Rijiju Jibes At Rahul Gandhi\u2019s &#8216;Gujarat Win&#8217; Claim | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9533152\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 28, 2025, 11:07 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9533152\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2796385055 asubttl-schema\">Kiren Rijiju mocked Rahul Gandhi\u2019s claim that the INDIA bloc will defeat the BJP in Gujarat, saying one roadshow and multiple foreign trips won\u2019t win elections.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2796385055 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photos of Kiren Rijiju\/Rahul Gandhi (PTI)\" title=\"File photos of Kiren Rijiju\/Rahul Gandhi (PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2796385055\"\/><\/p>\n<p>File photos of Kiren Rijiju\/Rahul Gandhi (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren <span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> again took a dig at Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, over the latter\u2019s assertion of defeating the BJP in Gujarat in the next assembly elections in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">Sharing a video of Gandhi speaking in the Lok Sabha, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">, on his X handle, wrote that just one roadshow and five international trips thereafter will not help the Congress party win elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> also wrote that speaking against India\u2019s interests will not make Gandhi a genuine leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">In the video, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha could be seen challenging the <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Bharatiya<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Janata Party, claiming that the INDI Alliance would defeat the saffron party in Gujarat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cWe will defeat you in Gujarat this time,&#8221; Rahul Gandhi could be seen speaking in the Lok Sabha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cYou take it in writing that the Opposition INDIA bloc is going to defeat you in Gujarat in the upcoming elections,&#8221; he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">Sharing the video on his X handle, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> wrote, \u201cHe said Congress would win Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan etc.. After one road show, 5 foreign trips won\u2019t win elections.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cAnd speaking against India\u2019s interest won\u2019t make you a genuine leader,&#8221; his post mentioned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He said Congress would win Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan etc.. After one road show, 5 foreign trips won\u2019t win elections. And speaking against India\u2019s interest won\u2019t make you a genuine leader! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfkSanr0xc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/yfkSanr0xc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/caXNVvKmJL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/caXNVvKmJL<\/a>\u2014 Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirenRijiju\/status\/1960897228114964491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">This came hours after another of Rahul Gandhi\u2019s speeches was widely shared on social media, wherein he questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah\u2019s claim on the BJP\u2019s long-term political dominance, and attributed it to \u2018vote <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">chori<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">\u2018 or vote theft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Gandhi targeted Shah\u2019s recent statement claiming the party would stay in power for the next 40 years, and said, \u201cA few days ago, Amit Shah said that the BJP will remain in power for the next 40 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">\u201cNo one knows what would happen in politics, but Amit Shah knows the future for the next 40 years. How? Vote Chori,&#8221; he asserted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">Earlier too, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/rahul-gandhi-jairam-ramesh-video-unfortunately-member-of-parliament-tejashwi-yadav-bihar-speech-kiren-rijiju-9519091.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rijiju had mocked Rahul Gandhi<\/strong><\/a> after a video showed the latter answering questions by the media following a press briefing, while senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh sat next to him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">In the video, Jairam Ramesh was seen correcting Rahul Gandhi when the Leader of the Opposition said, \u201cunfortunately,&#8221; he was a member of the Parliament.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\"><strong>ARUNACHAL PRADESH CONGRESS CONDEMNS KIREN RIJIJU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">On Wednesday, the Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress condemned <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> for his recent remarks against Rahul Gandhi, terming it an \u201cindecent personal attack and character assassination&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">In a statement, Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) general secretary <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Chera<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> Taya alleged that <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> comments were an attempt to divert public attention from \u201chis own failures as a leader and a Union minister&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/speaks-nonsense-party-pays-price-rijiju-slams-rahul-gandhi-says-even-his-mps-are-uneasy-ws-kl-9524189.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"cf0\">Rijiju<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"cf0\"><strong>, on August 23, hit out at Gandhi<\/strong>, saying that his own party MPs \u201cget uncomfortable&#8221; when he speaks in Parliament and remain apprehensive that he will speak \u201c<\/span><em><span class=\"cf0\">anap-shanap<\/span> <span class=\"cf0\">baatein<\/span><\/em><span class=\"cf0\">&#8221; (baseless talk) and the party will have to bear the consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">The APCC accused the BJP-led government of electoral malpractices, claiming that \u201cvote theft, booth capturing, cash-for-vote practices, and inaction of election officers&#8221; marred the polls in Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"19\" class=\"story_para_19\"><strong>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/pm-modi-said-no-to-exemption-for-himself-in-bill-to-remove-ministers-kiren-rijiju-ws-l-9524131.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PM Modi Said No To Exemption For Himself In Bill To Remove Ministers: Kiren Rijiju<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xy5nSNp3_400x400-2025-07-ae0eb4b8d53738cf7e87067a599a2b04.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/vani-mehrotra-28052.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Vani Mehrotra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. 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