Published 11:01 IST, October 7th 2019

Amit Malviya derides Congress's Priyanka Gandhi of 'imitating' PM Modi

BJP leader Amit Malviya took a jibe at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for 'imitating' PM Narendra Modi after she hugged Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.

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BJP leader Amit Malviya took a jibe at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for 'imitating' Prime Minister Narendra Modi after she went ahead and hugged Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 6. Malviya derided Congress leader through his tweets and said Priyanka Gandhi is clearly copying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's way of greeting leaders. 

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Malviya takes a dig at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Amit Malviya targeted Congress leader by saying that Priyanka is 'taking a leaf out of Modi's book' after she attacked PM Modi by mocking him on grounds of 'hugplomacy'. Apart from this Malviya also unleashed a scathing attack on Congress leaders and cadres by addressing m as 'overzealous folks'. Moreover, Malviya did t miss out opportunity to attack Rahul Gandhi and called him 'petulant'.

"y say imitation is best form of flattery." said Amit Malviya

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Earlier on Sunday, Priyanka engd in a meeting with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who she cited as a great inspiration and shared a picture of hugging. 

"An overdue hug from Sheikh Hasina Ji whom I have been waiting to meet again for a long time." said Gandhi

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Congress has repeatedly mocked Prime Minister Modi and criticized his hugs with foreign leaders and dignitaries. Earlier in March, Congress tweeted with hashtag '#hugplomacy':

"With Modi, it seems like a hug a day sends foreign leaders running away."

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Congress delegation meets Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Sunday met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi along with or leaders of party in Delhi. As per reports, Congress leaders and Bangladesh PM discussed ways to furr strengn bilateral ties between two countries during meeting. Congress party shared pictures of meeting on social media. 

(With ANI Inputs) 

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