Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Gujarat remark kicks up row in Bihar

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was on Monday forced to call off a meeting with students in Bihar’s Darbhanga region after his comments on Gujarat created a stir.

Rahul, who had begun a two-day visit to the state to shore up support for the Congress, found that his comments did not find favour with the students of Lalit Narayan Mithila University.

Rahul said that for India to be changed, Gujarat needed to be changed first. This sparked off protests, with students saying that the meeting was not the platform for making political statements.

Rahul had gone to the university to attend a function.

Congress leaders failed to calm down the agitated students, forcing Rahul to apologise. Eventually, the Congress leader had to leave the venue.