Scindia hits back over Rahul's jibe at 'royals'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that "only maharajas enjoyed rights" before Independence have evoked a sharp response from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, who accused the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha of harbouring narrow thinking and understanding.

- Vrinda Tulsian

NEW DELHI:

Addressing a rally in Mhow district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, Gandhi had added that Dalits, backwards and tribals had no rights until Independence. "The BJP-RSS wants an India of pre-Independence, where common people had no rights and only the likes of Adani and Ambani had rights. They want the poor to suffer in silence and not dream while the country is run by billionaires," he said.