{
  "id": 7233104,
  "title": "Congress, BJP trade barbs over all-vegetarian fare for dignitaries at Brics Summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/congress-bjp-trade-barbs-over-all-vegetarian-fare-for-dignitaries-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:55:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-bjp-trade-barbs-over-all-vegetarian-food-for-dignitaries-at-brics-summit-101789353713490.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the two-day Brics Summit concluded on Sunday, a political sparring match commenced between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the all-vegetarian meal served to international leaders at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi expressed concern that 80% of Indians are non-vegetarians, criticizing the BJP for imposing its dietary preferences on dignitaries from around the globe. \"The BJP's habit of imposing its dietary preferences on fellow Indians is deeply problematic,\" Congress leader Pawan Khera remarked on X, adding that India's rich culinary diversity should be celebrated. BJP MP Sambit Patra defended the BJP, accusing certain opposition members and the Congress of suffering from indigestion due to India's growing influence.",
  "summary": "This is not the first time the government arranged a full vegetarian spread for heads of states and other important leaders.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}