Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday exchanged barbs with former party colleague and union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu in Parliament premises. In videos released by the Congress, Rahul was heard calling Bittu "a traitor" and the minister retorting with "desh ke dushman" (enemy of the nation) jibe. As soon as he was about to speak, Bittu passed by, and remarked, "they (suspended Congress MPs are sitting here as if they have won a war". "Don't worry, you will come back (to the Congress)", Rahul added addressing the Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing. The Congress MPs had been protesting the suspension of eight Opposition members from the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 10:53 UTC