A
photog aph
of
Co g ess
leade
Rahul
Ga dhi
sitti g
i
a
boat
with
a
woma
a d
a
child
has
t igge ed
a
political
co t ove sy
afte
U io
Mi iste
Gi i aj
Si gh
sha ed
the
image
o
X
a d
sought
details
about
whe
a d
whe e
it
was
take .
राहुल
जी,
यह
तस्वीर
कहाँ
की
है
,
कब
की
है
और
आपके
साथ
ये
कौन-कौन
लोग
हैं
?मुझे
जानने
की
उत्सुकता
है
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—
Gi i aj
Si gh
(@gi i ajsi ghbjp)August
10,
2026
Si gh
also
questio ed
the
ide tity
of
the
people
accompa yi g
the
Leade
of
Oppositio
i
the
Lok
Sabha.
“Rahul
ji,
whe e
was
this
pictu e
take ,
whe
was
it
take ,
a d
who
a e
the
people
with
you
i
this
pictu e?
I
am
cu ious
to
k ow!”
Si gh
posted.
Rahul
Ga dhi
has
ofte
faced
c iticism
f om
the
BJP
ove
his
fo eig
t avel.
His
th ee-week
ove seas
t ip
betwee
Ju e
a d
July
also
became
a
subject
of
political
attacks.
It
was
ot
immediately
clea
whethe
the
photog aph
sha ed
by
Si gh
was
take
du i g
that
t ip.
The
image
shows
Ga dhi
sitti g
i
a
boat
alo gside
a
woma
wea i g
a
headsca f
a d
su glasses
a d
a
child
d essed
i
a
blue,
full-sleeved
swimmi g
outfit.
Co g ess
Ide tifies
Woma
A d
Child
The
Co g ess
subseque tly
cla ified
that
the
woma
a d
child
i
the
photog aph
we e
the
wife
a d
so
of
o e
of
Rahul
Ga dhi’s
f ie ds
a d
that
they
we e
t avelli g
togethe
o
a
family
holiday.
The
f ie d
himself
was
ot
p ese t
i
the
photog aph.
Co g ess
spokespe so
Sup iya
Sh i ate
hit
back
at
Si gh
ove
his
post.
“The
people
i
the
pictu e
a e
the
wife
a d
child
of
Rahul’s
f ie d.
They
we e
o
a
family
vacatio
togethe .
The
f ie d
is
ot
i
the
photo,”
Sh i ate
said.
She
also
c iticised
Si gh’s
comme ts,
accusi g
him
of
havi g
i app op iate
i te tio s.
Avi
Da diya,
social
media
i -cha ge
of
the
I dia
Ove seas
Co g ess,
said
the
photog aph
was
take
at
Lake
Ray
Robe ts
i
Texas.
“This
photog aph
was
take
at
Lake
Ray
Robe ts,
Texas…
Gi i aj
Si gh,
you
ca
fi d
out
fo
you self
whethe
this
is
t ue
o
ot,”
Da diya
posted.
Fo me
Youth
Co g ess
chief
S i ivas
BV
also
espo ded
to
Si gh’s
ema ks,
sayi g:
“Cu iosity
is ‘t
a
good
thi g
i
old
age…
co sult
a
good
docto .”
BJP
Steps
Up
Attack
Ove
Rahul’s
Fo eig
Visits
The
co t ove sy
comes
amid
e ewed
BJP
c iticism
of
Rahul
Ga dhi
ove
his
ove seas
t avel.
The
Co g ess
leade
etu ed
to
I dia
sho tly
befo e
Pa liame t’s
Mo soo
Sessio
bega .
BJP
IT
Cell
chief
Amit
Malviya
had
ea lie
questio ed
Rahul
Ga dhi’s
fo eig
t ip
betwee
Ju e
22
a d
July
13
a d
sought
details
about
his
desti atio s,
meeti gs
a d
t avel
a a geme ts.
“Rahul
Ga dhi’s
fo eig
t ip
betwee
Ju e
22
a d
July
13
emai s
sh ouded
i
myste y.
Whe e
did
he
go?
Who
did
he
meet?
Who
spo so ed
his
t avel
a d
stay?”
Malviya
had
posted.
He
also
questio ed
whethe
Ga dhi’s
ove seas
e gageme ts
i volved
meeti gs
that
could
have
implicatio s
fo
I dia’s
political
o
st ategic
i te ests.
Mumbai
BJP
p eside t
Ameet
Satam
also
alleged
that
Ga dhi
had
met
I dia’s
“e emies”
du i g
his
fo eig
visits
a d
accused
him
of
attempti g
to
c eate
i stability
i
the
cou t y.
The
BJP
has
p eviously
claimed
that
Rahul
Ga dhi
made
54
t aceable
fo eig
t ips
to
cou t ies
i cludi g
the
UK,
US,
Italy,
Ge ma y,
Qata ,
Viet am,
Cambodia,
Maldives
a d
the
UAE,
besides
allegi g
that
he
made
a
“sec et”
visit
to
Oma .
The
pa ty
has
also
alleged
a
disc epa cy
betwee
Ga dhi’s
decla ed
i come
a d
the
expe ditu e
i cu ed
o
his
fo eig
t avel,
putti g
the
estimated
cost
of
the
t ips
at
a ou d
Rs
60
c o e.
“Swo
decla ed
i come
ove
10
yea s?
Me e
Rs
11
c o e…
This
is
a
massive
fu di g
sca dal
sta i g
the
atio ,”
the
BJP
had
said.
The
BJP
also
cited
a
2025
CRPF
commu icatio
to
allege
that
seve al
of
Ga dhi’s
ove seas
visits
we e
made
without
the
ma dato y
secu ity
p otocol
disclosu es.
Befo e
You
Go
ABVP
P otest
i
Ra chi:
Wo ke s
Detai ed
Amid
Clash
With
Police
ABVP
P otest
i
Ra chi:
Wo ke s
Detai ed
Amid
Clash
With
Police

