NEW DEHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday landed in trouble once again after he mistakenly called Kashmiri Pandits refugees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
While addressing a public rally in Jammu, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha said that the promises made to refugees from PoK by former PM Manmohan Singh will be fulfilled.
Recognising his mistake, Gandhi swiftly corrected himself and said, "Sorry, the promises made to Kashmiri Pandits by (former PM) Manmohan Singh will be fulfilled. And the promises made to the refugees from PoK in 2014 regarding financial package will be fulfilled by us."
After he made this mistake, BJP's information technology cell chief Amit Malviya took a jab at Rahul Gandhi and said the Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda wanted people to believe that the Congress leader is not "Pappu" anymore, and that the mess in Kashmir is a "legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru".
"Then Sam Pitroda wants us to believe that he isn’t Pappu anymore… a man who is the leader of opposition can’t distinguish between refugees from PoK and Kashmiri Pandits. The mess in Kashmir is a legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru. As if that wasn’t enough, we now have Rahul Gandhi also," Amit Malviya said.
Several netizens reacted on the Rahul Gandhi's mistake. One of the users said, "The more Rahul Gandhi campaigns, the better for BJP Star campaigner of BJP delivers in Jammu Kashmir by scoring a massive self goal & he calls himself a Janeudhari Kashmiri Brahmin."
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