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A major political controversy has erupted following a skit performed at an event in Indore. The performance, which involved a mimicry of the Prime Minister and an incident involving an elderly lady, drew sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which accused the organisers of insulting women and misleading the youth. In response, the Congress defended the act as satire and not a serious statement, while questioning past remarks against its own leadership. The incident comes amid ongoing debates over political satire, past skits on foreign policy, and remarks by the former Vice President that have triggered further political confrontation.
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00:00And there was yet another controversy and this time at Chhatro Ki Goonj
00:04and something that the BJP describes as a disrespectful skit by an ersanskari naras phoopa.
00:12At Rahul Gandhi's Chhatro Ki Goonj event in Indore, this happened on Saturday,
00:16the Congress invited a comedian, Pulkit Mani.
00:19Now the comedian performed a skit, a mimicry of sorts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
00:24and mocked an incident involving the Prime Minister and an elderly lady
00:29whom he referred to as Maa.
00:32The BJP slammed the Congress over this mockery,
00:36saying that the party has stooped to a new low.
00:40Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said,
00:42Rahul Gandhi is insulting Nareh Shakti and misleading the youth.
00:46The Congress defended the act at Indore,
00:49arguing that the episode was satire, was mockery.
00:53It wasn't a serious comment or a statement.
00:55The Congress also questioned why there wasn't similar outrage
00:59when Rahul Gandhi's mother was insulted.
01:02Hear them out.
01:06My friend, how are you?
01:08I'm fine.
01:09How are you, Modi ji?
01:11Great harassment.
01:16Maa ko kursi to.
01:19Maa.
01:20Maa.
01:24My friend, how are you?
01:26I'm fine.
01:28How are you, Modi ji?
01:29Great harassment.
01:34Maa ko kursi to.
01:37Maa.
01:38Maa.
01:44So this isn't the first such incident.
01:46Last month, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Sandeep Deekshid,
01:49they staged a skit of sorts to mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy
01:54of using, and used, you know, the name of another head of state,
01:59Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
02:00They were at that time talking about hak promissory.
02:03The question is, has politics been reduced to distasteful mockery disguised as such quips?
02:11We'll discuss that in greater detail, but there's also a statement by former Vice President
02:17Hamid Ansari that's triggered yet another showdown.
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