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BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over Red Fort event absence
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge skipped the Independence Day ceremony at Delhi’s Red Fort for the second consecutive year. Times Now reports that the decision was linked to concerns over…
The Story in Brief
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge skipped the Independence Day ceremony at Delhi’s Red Fort for the second consecutive year. Times Now reports that the decision was linked to concerns over seating and protocol. Defence Secretary RK Singh had said Gandhi was invited and would be seated according to the Table of Precedence, after Cabinet ministers. In 2024, Congress had objected to Gandhi being placed in the second-last row despite his Leader of the Opposition status.
The BJP criticised Gandhi’s absence and accused him of holding a “Dimagi Naxal” mindset and disrespecting Vande Mataram. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh rejected a separate BJP allegation that Kharge and Sonia Gandhi tried to stop the national song, saying Kharge was asking for a chair and that the full version was sung.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims turn a seating dispute into a test of patriotism, while the opposite side risks treating protocol as a minor detail. Both issues can be checked without slogans: the official seating plan, Gandhi’s position under the Table of Precedence, and the complete recording from the Congress event. The useful question is simple: was the protocol followed, and was Vande Mataram completed?
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
