BJP still hanging in T-shirts and khaki shorts: Bhupesh Baghel retorts on 'Rs 41k t-shirt' jibe on Rahul Gandhi

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Friday hit back at the BJP over party's Rahul Gandhi's 'Rs 41k t-shirt' jibe saying 'while Congress is working to unite the country through 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', BJP is stuck in T-shirts and khaki shorts.' "That is how it feels. The Centre has only a 'T-shirt' against the biggest Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. In the world's largest democracy, when one party is uniting the country, the dividing party is still hanging in T-shirts and khaki shorts," Baghel tweeted.

Notably, the BJP on Friday, mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by tweeting his photograph along with the price tag of the T-shirt he was wearing during the Puducherry leg of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra.' Rhyming with Congress' 'Bharat Jodo' Yatra, the BJP, wrote 'Bharat, Dekho' in the said tweet, while sharing the price tag of the 'Burberry T-shirt' Gandhi was seen wearing, which was priced at Rs 41,257.

Congress retaliated by asking if BJP was 'scared' seeing the immense support for the party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. "Are you scared seeing the crowd that gathered in India Jodo Yatra? Talk about the real issues... Speak on unemployment and inflation. If we have to discuss the rest of the clothes, then Modi ji's suit of Rs 10 lakh and glasses worth Rs 1.5 lakh will also be discussed," Congress said in a tweet.

Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand, in a scathing attack on the ruling BJP targetting the Centre over price rise, inflation and employment. "India now faces a bankruptcy of vision for what the future of our country should be. We are for corporate India. We are against the idea of massive monopolies. We are against unfairness, be it against farmers or MSMEs. We will act to ensure fairness prevails," he said.