RJD expels party spokesperson Shankar Charan Tripathi after he criticises Rahul Gandhi
PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi
Tripathi had criticised Gandhi after he hugged Modi in Parliament. The Congress is an ally of the RJD in Bihar.
RJD national spokesperson Shankar Charan Tripathi on Monday expelled from the party for criticising Congress president Rahul Gandhi for hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha and then winking during no-confidence motion debate on Friday, reported news agency ANI.
"He has been a parliamentarian for the past 15 years…It was not expected from a leader like him to wink on the floor of the House. So many cameras are installed in the house. Ward and watch people are also there. In such a situation he winked. His act was akin to that of Priya Prakash Varrier, whose act of winking in a clip of the movie Oru Adaar Love propped her to stardom,” Tripathi had told a newspaper.
The Congress is an ally of the RJD in Bihar.
After an hour-long speech in the Lok Sabha in favour of the no-confidence motion against the BJP, Gandhi went towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi, giving him a rare hug in the parliament.
Slamming the BJP for allegedly failing to fulfil its promises, Gandhi said the country has failed its women and minorities, citing incidents of rape and mob lynching.