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Politics
Congress protests 'asleep in Parliament' posters targeting Rahul Gandhi in West Bengal
✍️ Deccan Herald
🗓 04 Nov 2026, 08:16 AM
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Posters alleging Rahul Gandhi fell asleep during a parliamentary session have ignited a political controversy in West Bengal, with the Congress party calling it a smear campaign.
Several billboards and street posters surfaced across West Bengal depicting Rahul Gandhi appearing to sleep inside the Lok Sabha chamber. The images, which claim the opposition leader was inattentive during a parliamentary debate, have quickly become a flashpoint in the state's political discourse.
The Congress party condemned the material, describing it as a deliberate smear campaign aimed at tarnishing Gandhi's reputation ahead of upcoming elections. Party officials demanded an investigation into the origin of the posters and urged the authorities to take action against those responsible.
Opposition parties in the state, including the Trinamool Congress, also voiced criticism, accusing the ruling establishment of using the imagery to distract from pressing governance issues. No official comment has been released by the BJP or the parliamentary secretariat regarding the authenticity of the posters.
The Congress party condemned the material, describing it as a deliberate smear campaign aimed at tarnishing Gandhi's reputation ahead of upcoming elections. Party officials demanded an investigation into the origin of the posters and urged the authorities to take action against those responsible.
Opposition parties in the state, including the Trinamool Congress, also voiced criticism, accusing the ruling establishment of using the imagery to distract from pressing governance issues. No official comment has been released by the BJP or the parliamentary secretariat regarding the authenticity of the posters.