{"id":9522,"date":"2025-09-01T10:41:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/irresponsible-bjp-slams-rahul-gandhis-hydrogen-bomb-remark-over-rigged-polls-charge-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T10:41:14","slug":"irresponsible-bjp-slams-rahul-gandhis-hydrogen-bomb-remark-over-rigged-polls-charge-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/irresponsible-bjp-slams-rahul-gandhis-hydrogen-bomb-remark-over-rigged-polls-charge-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Irresponsible\u2019: BJP Slams Rahul Gandhi\u2019s \u2018Hydrogen Bomb\u2019 Remark Over \u2018Rigged Polls\u2019 Charge | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9541483\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 01, 2025, 16:08 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9541483\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-2484262195 asubttl-schema\">BJP&#8217;s Ravi Shankar Prasad criticizes Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s &#8220;hydrogen bomb&#8221; claim on election rigging, questioning his leadership as INDIA bloc ends Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar.<\/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-2484262195 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The BJP leader also hit out at the opposition leaders over their repeated allegations of elections being rigged (x)\" title=\"The BJP leader also hit out at the opposition leaders over their repeated allegations of elections being rigged (x)\" 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-2484262195\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The BJP leader also hit out at the opposition leaders over their repeated allegations of elections being rigged (x)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday traded barbs at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his \u201chydrogen bomb&#8221; allegation that the election system in the country \u201cis already dead&#8221;, saying that the nation should understand that Rahul Gandhi is irresponsible and is demeaning himself as Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">While addressing a press conference in New Delhi, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad took a jibe at Gandhi, saying that whenever he listens to the latter\u00a0inside or outside the Parliament, it takes time to understand what he is trying to say.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cToday he has said, \u2018<em>maine atom bomb phoda hai ab mai hydrogen bomb phodunga<\/em>\u2018\u2026 How are the atom bomb and the hydrogen bomb related to the elections?\u2026 Why is Rahul Gandhi demeaning himself as the Leader of Opposition\u2026 The nation should understand, Rahul Gandhi is irresponsible,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, \u201cWhenever I listen to Rahul Gandhi, inside or outside the Parliament, it takes time to understand what he is trying to say. Today he has said, \u2018maine atom bomb phoda hai ab mai hydrogen bomb phodunga\u2019\u2026 How are the atom bomb and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FU5TJH87sJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FU5TJH87sJ<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1962458634673352940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Prasad further took an aim at Bihar assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav, saying that why he has been reduced to a number 2 player during their yatra in the state.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201c\u2026 Throughout their yatra, Rahul Gandhi was always in the front in the car, and Tejashwi Yadav stood behind him\u2026 Patna has two MPs, one of whom is me and the other is Misa Bharti. She was nowhere to be seen\u2026 Why has Tejashwi Yadav been reduced to a number 2 player in Bihar? Congress has no vote here and is completely at your mercy and you have become a number 2 player\u2026&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">The BJP leader also hit out at the opposition leaders over their repeated allegations of elections being rigged and their accusations against the poll body of indulging in \u201cvote theft&#8221; for the BJP.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">They are deeply pained by the fact that they cannot capture booths now, which is why they demand ballot paper time and again\u2026 Their whole agitation against the Election Commission and the SIR is centred around \u2018give us the right and might to capture booths, tear away ballot papers, and let infiltrators vote\u2019\u2026&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, \u201c\u2026 Thanks to the Election Commission that booths are not captured now in Bihar\u2026 They are deeply pained by the fact that they cannot capture booths now, which is why they demand ballot paper time and again\u2026 Their whole\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JXEkVnfMbY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JXEkVnfMbY<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1962462055107301531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h3>What Rahul Gandhi Said?<\/h3>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Earlier today, the Lok Sabha LoP said his party will soon come out with a \u201chydrogen bomb&#8221; of revelations about \u201cvote chori&#8221; and after that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to show his face to the country.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">\u201cI want to tell the BJP people. Have you heard of anything bigger than an atom bomb, it is a hydrogen bomb. BJP people, be ready, a hydrogen bomb is coming. People are soon going to find out the reality of vote chori,&#8221; Gandhi said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">\u201cIn the coming time, I am guaranteeing you that after the hydrogen bomb (comes), Narendra Modi ji will not be able to show his face to the country,&#8221; the former Congress chief said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">His remarks came after the INDIA bloc allies held a march marking the culmination of the opposition\u2019s \u2018Vote Adhikar Yatra\u2019that covered 1,300-km and passed through 110 assembly constituencies covering 25 of the 38 districts ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">Gandhi was joined by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Vikassheel Insan Party chief Mukesh Sahani, CPI (ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby, CPI\u2019s Annie Raja, TMC MP Yusuf Pathan, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, and other INDIA bloc leaders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">The \u2018Voter Adhikar Yatra\u2019, launched by Rahul Gandhi from Sasaram on August 17, was aimed at highlighting the alleged assault on people\u2019s right to vote through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\"><em>(With inputs from agencies)<\/em><\/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\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-421898aac7df12606d3395094d8b8840.png?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\/shobhit-gupta-28018.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Shobhit Gupta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. 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