RaGa’s sharp PM Modi, Saddam, North Korea jab
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sparked controversy on Thursday by questioning the absence of anti-incumbency against the BJP, drawing parallels to Saddam Hussein's Iraq and North Korea. Addressing a press conference amidst the election commission dispute, Gandhi claimed that anti-incumbency typically affects Congress governments and regional parties, but has inexplicably ceased to impact the BJP.
"Anti-incumbency does not exist in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. It does not exist in North Korea. There is no democracy on this planet where anti-incumbency does not exist," Gandhi stated. He cited states with a history of political swings, such as Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, arguing that anti-incumbency had vanished in these regions.
Gandhi further questioned why anti-incumbency disappears for BJP leaders like Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley, despite their popularity, contrasting it with the political resistance faced even by leaders at the height of their success, like Indira Gandhi.
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