Rahul Gandhi Comedy King, Protest in Parliament Complex Desperate Attempt to Stay Relevant: Pradhan

New Delhi: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over protests by opposition members in Parliament complex and termed him "comedy king" who is trying to stay relevant.

Leaders of some INDIA bloc parties on Monday protested in Parliament complex over the Adani row, with Gandhi conducting a mock 'interview' over the issue with Congress members wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani.

"Rahul Gandhi is indulging in what he does best — Stand-up comedy! His malicious claims and rants have crumbled under the weight of comprehensive investigation every time. Playing the role of a pawn to perfection, he yet again attempts to mislead despite his misinformation campaigns failing to cut ice with the people of India," Pradhan wrote on X tagging a video of the protest.

"Electoral verdicts since 2014 are a thundering testament that there are absolutely no takers for his stale, recycled propaganda. Such a clumsily crafted hit job is another desperate attempt by the comedy king to remain relevant," he added.

Standing outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge along with MPs of other opposition parties raised slogans like "Modi, Adani ek hain" and "we want justice".

After sloganeering, Gandhi conducted the mock 'interview' with Congress leaders wearing masks of Modi and Adani.

Gandhi asked the party member sporting mask of Adani why Parliament was not being allowed to function to which the Congress MP (posing as Adani) said "we'll have to ask Amit bhai...that man is missing".

Slamming Gandhi, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said in a post on X, "Instead of doing tamasha and wasting the public money, Congress should introspect as to why people are not taking 'Balak Buddhi' seriously".

He also posted on X separate pictures of Adani meeting Robert Vadra, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

"If Congress leaders want to destroy India to defeat PM Modi ji, they will fail. India will defeat the anti-India forces and their associates," the parliamentary affairs minister said.