The BJP on Sunday targeted the INDIA bloc over its rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Sambit Patra questioned the turnout, saying the event was a "complete waste of time." He used venue visuals to claim that the Opposition alliance exaggerated the number of people who attended the gathering on Sunday.
The BJP challenged the INDIA bloc's turnout claims for its Ramlila Maidan rally. Sambit Patra cited venue visuals to allege that attendance figures were exaggerated.
The BJP on Sunday targeted the INDIA bloc over its rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, questioning the turnout and accusing the Opposition alliance of exaggerating the number of people who attended the gathering.
Patra said the BJP had been watching the rally since morning and listening to Rahul Gandhi's speech, but described the event as a "complete waste of time".
Referring to statements by Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Pawan Khera, Patra said they had projected a turnout of more than 10 lakh people at the rally.
He presented visuals of Ramlila Maidan, claiming that around 15 per cent of the ground was occupied by the stage and the designated area in front of it, while nearly 40 per cent of the remaining space was vacant.
Patra said around 28,000 chairs had been placed at the venue and pointed to footage recorded between 3 pm and 4 pm to question the turnout claims.
He argued that the visuals did not support the figure of 10 lakh people cited by the Congress leaders.