TeaThe word Pappu is unparliamentary. But eating watermelons of Chandni Chowk Chaat Wali Gali what is not
Recently, a photograph showed Rahul Gandhi holding a watermelon in a street in Chandni Chowk, famous for snacks. Some BJP people were quick to comment “Pappu” under the picture, even though the word has long been declared unparliamentary. What action could Gandhi take on social media? The media strategist is a food scientist, but the food policy maker does not know the media.
expensive tweet
Who has to pay how much? This is the question doing the rounds in BJP after Twitter monetised Blue Ticks. For political parties, it is going to cost Rs 86,000 and it is not negotiable. Since the BJP has multiple wings—Yuva Morcha, Mahila Morcha, Minority Morcha, etc.—it is difficult to calculate who will contribute how much. So, the party members are trying to work out a formula – the more tweets by a wing, the more expenses they pay.
saffron tick
It would be better if you put saffron tick instead of blue tick. A member of the Sangh Parivar said this to a BJP leader. The logic behind the idea was that if one has to pay Twitter for a blue tick, why not pay a little for a saffron tick instead. This will help in identifying BJP-RSS people on Twitter. But no one else should get it. Politicians listening to suggestions are now thinking of taking admission in primary school.
british masters
People leave for Baidyanath Dham from Sultanganj in Bihar on foot or for Kanwar Yatra. Instead of making that journey, a BJP fan left Sultanganj to the PM office on foot. This fan named Pankaj Kumar Paswan demands that a statue of Lord Buddha be brought to India from London. They say that the statue has been dressed in traditional British attire.
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Anna VP!
Former Prime Minister VP Singh is more famous in Tamil Nadu than Uttar Pradesh these days. His statue is being built in Chennai, as announced by Chief Minister MK Stalin. What is the political significance of the Hindi-speaking lion statue on the Dravidian land? Stalin is said to be running a social justice campaign and the unveiling of the statue in Chennai is a useful gesture. The statue of politician Jagjivan Ram has already been installed in another South Indian state – Andhra Pradesh. The BJP is happy that the Dravidian card of the DMK has started to weaken. And the reservation card has always worked in the state.
RAJNATH SINGH IS ON THE CALL
Many people congratulated former Union Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Eid. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visits Hussain’s house every year on the festival but this time he got infected with Covid. So, Singh congratulated Hussain on the phone call. Singh had a sore throat due to the infection and did not look like himself. Hussain was very happy to hear from him. But when other people sitting next to him heard Singh’s voice, he started convincing them that it was the Defense Minister speaking.
Ajit Pawar in BJP
There is talk that Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) may join the BJP. But party members are questioning Pawar’s role in BJP. The government is already working smoothly. In such a situation, even if Pawar comes, he can become the Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis will again become the Chief Minister and CM Eknath Shinde will be promoted and made Union Minister. Things are not finalized yet. But discussions are on to include Pawar, Fadnavis and Shinde in the Union cabinet.
all in the same boat
Every Congress leader has been dreaming of becoming a part of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) for the past several months. All the rituals of recommendation etc. have been done. Now circumambulation The ceremony is taking place. A prominent leader had a pleasant meeting with the party president recently but there was no talk on the CWC. Then the politician met a reputed general secretary and expressed his pain. The secretary asked him to meet the President regarding the matter. The politician replied that he had already had the meeting but it did not work for his concern. Then the secretary told him to work it out, “That’s what I do.”
musical war
Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh local body elections, the BJP released a video song targeting former chief minister Akhilesh Singh. In response, Singh’s Samajwadi Party (SP) composed an even more attacking song against the BJP and released it on social media. This political upheaval began when the Shahjahanpur mayor candidate of the SP joined the BJP.
Earlier, another SP leader from Prayagraj had joined BJP. Since then, the popular Industrial Development Minister of the state has made serious allegations against the members of his party.
Bharat Agarwal is the executive director and columnist of Dainik Bhaskar Group.
Edited by Ratan Priya by special arrangement with Dainik Bhaskar.