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Who laughs when India is insulted? BJP targets Rahul Gandhi over Italian leader's 'Vote Chor' slogan
By India Today News Desk6 min read at India Today
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized Rahul Gandhi for allegedly laughing when Italian politician Giacomo Filibeck used the Congress slogan 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' at the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad.
BJP and BRS leaders condemned the event as foreign interference in India's internal affairs, while Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) defended the remarks as support for democratic principles.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday took a swipe at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi after he was seen laughing and applauding when Italian politician Giacomo Filibeck raised the Congress's '' slogan at the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad.
Filibeck, the Secretary General of the Party of European Socialists (PES), echoed the Congress's slogan while addressing the gathering in Telangana, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over what they described as in India's internal affairs.
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