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NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi and claimed he was losing support within Congress, allies and even his family as it seized on the comments of CPM MP John Brittas and Congress MP Imran Masood. With Robert Vadra chiming in to say there was countrywide support for the “Priyanka-as-PM” view, BJP moved in, calling the remarks a “show of no-confidence” in Rahul’s leadership that rattled him into going abroad and venting his anger.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla told a presser Rahul had been making “anti-India” remarks from Germany in his frustration. He noted Brittas’s statement that seasoned DMK MP T R Baalu had raised the issue of Rahul’s visit abroad when Parliament was debating key issues.BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandhari said, “Open fight between Rahul and Priyanka camps in Congress. Divide in Congress out in the open. Congress vs Congress.”Poonawalla suggested that the leadership issue has been simmering within Congress, referring to the recent expulsion of former Odisha MLA Mohammed Moquim for his veiled criticism of Rahul and push for a central leadership for Priyanka. He also cited Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s praise of development works in Bihar to slam RahulAs Rahul is becoming “politically dead”, the LoP has become “leader of propaganda” and has been making claims like Indian economy and democracy are dead, the BJP functionary said, challenging him to provide proof of his recent charge that a woman in Haryana voted 200 times.
