Taking exception to the statement, Union minister Smriti Irani condemned the language of the social media post and demanded an explanation for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
The former Jammu and Kashmir minister thanked party leader and former MLA Mohammad Abbas Wani for suggesting "apple" as the party symbol.
Rajbhar also referred to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's statement on people punishing those failing to fulfil their promises.
"Friends, the ex-defence minister clearly stated that he has nothing to do with the new deal that was orchestrated by Mr Narendra Modi to benefit Anil Ambani," Gandhi told booth-level party workers meeting in Kochi.
Vaghela severed his ties with the BJP in 1996 and formed the Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) and formed the government in Gujarat and served as the 12th Gujarat Chief Minister for some time with Congress support.
Nirmal, Chadha said, contested the MCD elections 2017 on BJP ticket from Badarpur.
Taking a swipe at opposition unity, Fadnavis said that 'MahaThug Bandhan' will achieve nothing and it is time to strive and ensure that the reforms initiated after 2014 are continued by bringing back Modi to power.
The special town built for religious fair in Uttar Pradesh has become the house of power as politicians line up to take a holy dip and mark their presence in the minds of Hindu voters.
Dismissing the incident as a mere happenstance, Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said that there was no intention if misbehaving with the woman.
"I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao's queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements? I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady," the BJP leader said on social media.
"When BJP government was formed, within one year Modi ji delivered on his promise on One rank one pension (OROP). Modi ji gave OROP to our jawans, Congress gave 'only Rahul only Priyanka'," he said.
The statement came after Congress’ C Puttaranga Shetty, a minister in the state government, said that for him, Siddaramaiah was still the chief minister.
In December, Gadkari said at an event in Pune that leadership should have the tendency to own up defeat and failures. The remarks had come days after the BJP's dismal show in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections.
According to informed sources, the Gandhis have zeroed in on February 4 for the holy dip on the occasion of "Mauni Amavasya" and the second "Shahi Snan".
"With her appointment, the Congress has only extended its culture of political dynasty," Yogi Adityanath said.
"The best thing that happened to me as a politician & human being was the abuse I got from BJP & RSS, it has been the biggest gift they could give me," Gandhi said at an interactive session at 'The Odisha Dialogue' in Bhubaneswar.
Priyanka Gandhi's appointment, a gamble by Rahul Gandhi throwing her into full-fledged politics, is aimed at galvanizing Congress cadres in the state where it has been marginalised over the years and where the BJP won a whopping 71 of the 80 seats Lok Sabha seats in 2014.
Meanwhile, Delhi Law Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday issued a show-cause notice to Principal Secretary (Law) A.K. Mendiratta for clearing the sanction without his approval.
The Congress will also fight the coming Lok Sabha polls with “full strength”, Gandhi said during his visit to Amethi on Thursday.
Gandhi was addressing a public meeting in Amethi before returning to Delhi at the end of his two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency.
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