Sandeep Dikshit On Army Chief

A Congress leader in Uttar Pradesh has been penalized after he referred to party Vice President Rahul Gandhi as "Pappu" on a WhatsApp group that included party workers. Some BJP leaders including party president Amit Shah and other critics of Mr Gandhi, 46, refer to him disparagingly as "Pappu" (young boy) to suggest he is clueless, usually on soci...

For likening the army chief to a "goonda" or goon, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit received a public reprimand today from Rahul Gandhi. "The army chief is the leader of the Indian Army, no political representative should feel the need to comment about him," the Congress vice president said to reporters in Bengaluru.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi should apologise for her party's Sandeep Dikshit likening the army chief to a "goon" and also disown him, union minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today.

A Congress leader in Uttar Pradesh has been penalized after he referred to party Vice President Rahul Gandhi as "Pappu" on a WhatsApp group that included party workers. Some BJP leaders including party president Amit Shah and other critics of Mr Gandhi, 46, refer to him disparagingly as "Pappu" (young boy) to suggest he is clueless, usually on soci...

For likening the army chief to a "goonda" or goon, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit received a public reprimand today from Rahul Gandhi. "The army chief is the leader of the Indian Army, no political representative should feel the need to comment about him," the Congress vice president said to reporters in Bengaluru.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi should apologise for her party's Sandeep Dikshit likening the army chief to a "goon" and also disown him, union minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today.