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Himanta Biswa Sarma Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Collar-Pulling Incident Involving DK Shivakumar
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Moneycontrol•13-10-2026, 17:28
Himanta Biswa Sarma Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Collar-Pulling Incident Involving DK Shivakumar
- •Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Rahul Gandhi over a viral video showing him pulling Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar by the collar during a protest march in New Delhi.
- •Sarma called the incident public humiliation of a constitutional office holder and questioned whether DK Shivakumar would accept such treatment.
- •The BJP leader stated on social media that reinvention cannot hide arrogance and compared the incident to his own departure from Congress in 2015 after facing humiliation.
- •Sarma also challenged Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party, stating he is ready to contest elections via ballot papers if Congress governments in Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana resign.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Rahul Gandhi over a video showing him pulling Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's collar during an opposition march, labeling the incident public humiliation and questioning if the Karnataka leader would bow to it.
Sarma stated he is ready to contest elections through ballot paper if the Congress governments in Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana resign, claiming those governments were formed through vote theft under Gyanesh Kumar.
Himanta recalled his own 2015 fallout with Rahul Gandhi when he was still in the Congress party, stating that he refused to swallow humiliation as a proud Assamese.
