Rahul seat row: BJP says its leaders were denied seats in VIP enclosures

January 27, 2018 09:05

The BJP today hit back at the Congress over the issue of sitting position of Rahul Gandhi during the Republic Day parade, saying in the past its chiefs were not even given seats in the VIP enclosure.

Congress president Gandhi on Friday attended the annual event and took the designated seat in the sixth row, prompting an angry reaction from the party which accused the ruling BJP government of setting aside tradition and indulging in "cheap politics".

"Where did Rajnath Singh ji and Nitin Gadkari ji sit as BJP chiefs at Republic Day events during the Congress-led UPA government," BJP National Spokesperson Anil Baluni said.

He said that BJP leaders were not given seats in the VIP area during the Congress-era.

"But unlike the Congress, the BJP does not stoop so low and believes in a healthy democracy," Baluni said.

Gandhi was seated in the sixth row, along with Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Last year, Sonia Gandhi was assigned a seat in the front row and was seen sitting along with BJP president Amit Shah.

The BJP president was seated in the front row in the function on Friday too.

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