# UP minister challenges Rahul Gandhi to write ‘Vishwavidyalaya’ in Hindi 2026-08-12T20:16:22+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Sharma on Tuesday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to write 'Vishwavidyalaya' (university) in Hindi, saying he would stop calling him 'Pappu' if he did so. Speaking at the India Bioenergy and Tech Expo in Noida, Sharma also dared Gandhi to differentiate between a maize field and a sugarcane field, and asked him to state the Hindi full forms of IIT and IIM. Separately, Sharma said Uttar Pradesh had paused smart meter installations temporarily to educate consumers about the technology. He claimed the state has become the country's largest compressed biogas producer and aims to top the national rankings under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, inviting investors to tap the state's agricultural and urban waste potential. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: AK Sharma, Hindi language, political insults, Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh politics Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-minister-challenges-rahul-gandhi-to-write-vishwavidyalaya-in-hindi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-minister-challenges-rahul-gandhi-to-write-vishwavidyalaya-in-hindi/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.