First Gautam and then Gopal, how Kejriwal got into double trouble in Gujarat

Posted on 10th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is aggressively campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly elections, has been surrounded by the 'self-goal' of its leaders. Earlier, the controversial oath of former Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam created problems for the party, now in Gujarat, the words of the party's chief Gopal Italia for PM Modi have given a new weapon to the BJP. After the video of Italia calling PM Modi 'neech' went viral, BJP made it a big issue. The BJP has termed it as an insult to the PM and an abuse of his caste. According to political experts, it will not be easy for 'AAP', which is telling itself ahead of the Congress in the fight with the BJP in Gujarat, to get out of these two traps. The BJP is adept at converting the words used against PM Modi to its advantage and has at times reversed the course of the entire election.

 

Protest against Gautam's oath, the minister had to leave the chair

 

When people taking Buddhist initiation in Delhi were administered an oath not to worship Ram-Krishna in the presence of Delhi government minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, the BJP did not delay in making an issue of it. The very next day, poster banners were put up in many cities against Kejriwal, who arrived in Gujarat for campaigning. They were portrayed as anti-Hindu by showing them in Muslim garb. In Vadodara, during the roadshow, slogans were raised against Kejriwal at many places. People also raised slogans of Modi-Modi in front of him. Kejriwal responded to the BJP by being aggressive instead of defensive, but as damage control, Gautam had to resign as a minister. It is said that Arvind Kejriwal had expressed his displeasure.

 

Now stuck on the video of Gopal Italia

 

The party didn't come out of a mess that another trouble had struck. BJP leaders started sharing a video of Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat President Gopal Italia from Sunday, in which he is calling PM Modi a 'neech type of man'. The party kept silent on his statement, so Italia himself came forward and tried to explain. He indirectly admitted that he used foul language. However, playing the caste card, he said that being from the village, his language might be wrong. Gopal also indirectly admitted that the video is old, which the BJP is now making an issue of.

 

BJP made a weapon, reminded Mani Shankar

 

BJP has made Gopal Italia's video a weapon. BJP has surrounded 'AAP' and its convener Arvind Kejriwal, linking it with the caste of PM Modi. The BJP has also reminded him of Mani Shankar Aiyar, how he too had used similar words for the PM and the Congress had to bear the loss in the last Gujarat elections. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "The result of Mani Shankar Aiyar's language was that the Congress was destroyed in Gujarat. Everyone has seen the condition of Congress in the entire country. Today Arvind Kejriwal is using the same type of language.” Patra said, “Today it would not be wrong to say that there is no difference between Mani Shankar Aiyar and Arvind Kejriwal. The level of language of both, the way of doing politics of both is same.