{"id":292584,"date":"2024-12-06T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T14:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=292584"},"modified":"2024-12-06T19:48:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T14:18:55","slug":"not-rahul-gandhi-mp-who-kiren-rijiju-ridicules-in-viral-video-for-sleeping-in-house-is-not-the-leader-of-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/not-rahul-gandhi-mp-who-kiren-rijiju-ridicules-in-viral-video-for-sleeping-in-house-is-not-the-leader-of-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Rahul Gandhi – MP who Kiren Rijiju ridicules in viral video for sleeping in House is not the leader of Opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video showing Union minister Kiren Rijiju purportedly waking up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a session in the Lok Sabha went viral this week. In the video, Rijiju is heard jokingly saying, “This is why I tell you, dada<\/em>, don\u2019t talk all the time\u2014you\u2019ll fall asleep.”<\/p>\n

The video was shared by verified X user @SaffronSunanda who claimed that it was Rahul Gandhi who had fallen asleep. She remarked, in her post, “…Rahul Gandhi is just a Joke in Indian Politics”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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This man sleeps during Parliament proceedings and debates and he wants to become Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\n

Rahul Gandhi is just a Joke in Indian Politics. pic.twitter.com\/paANOZnWv1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sunanda Roy \ud83d\udc51 (@SaffronSunanda) December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The post was then amplified by actor Paresh Rawal. Resharing the video, he wrote, “He is like a Bad joke with no Punch line!” referring to the Leader of Opposition. The post was later deleted. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Several other Right-wing influencers amplified it. (Archives, 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Upon checking, we found that this was not the first time this video went viral. In August, media outlet WION<\/a> published a similar video as a Facebook reel titled, “Rahul Gandhi Caught Sleeping in Lok Sabha?”<\/p>\n

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On August 9, news channel NDTV<\/a> published a video on its official YouTube channel with the title “Rahul Gandhi Sleeping In Lok Sabha | Giriraj Singh Reacts After Opposition MP Caught Sleeping In LS”. The previous day, Kerala-based media outlet Asianet News<\/a> also published the same with the headline “Viral | Rahul Gandhi Caught Sleeping During Waqf Discussion? Rijiju & Giriraj Singh React”. However, neither of the videos shows Rahul Gandhi.<\/p>\n