New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Samosa controversy in Himachal Pradesh, Leader of Opposition in the state and former Chief Minister, Jairam Thakur, hosted a samosa party for BJP leaders and workers in Mandi on Friday. This comes after the Congress-led state government in Himachal Pradesh regarding a CID investigation into the distribution of samosas and cakes meant for Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. According to reports, the refreshments were mistakenly served to his security staff.
नेता प्रतिपक्ष एवं पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री जयराम ठाकुर जी ने मंडी में भाजपा पदाधिकारियों व कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ स्नेहशील भेंट की और समोसों का आनंद भी उठाया। pic.twitter.com/7JKDHFHM8G
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) November 8, 2024
A video shared by the BJP Himachal Pradesh unit on X showed Thakur sitting with leaders and workers of the party and enjoying the snack.
“Bahot swadisht hai bhai (It’s very delicious),” Thakur is heard saying in the video.
कांग्रेस राज में समोसा खाया तो कहलाओगे ‘सरकार विरोधी’…. pic.twitter.com/OKSfllIM6S
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) November 9, 2024
हिमाचल में अब समोसे की सुरक्षा व्यवस्था मजबूत होगी… pic.twitter.com/4ArNJ0Jy3s
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) November 9, 2024
The party had also featured jalebi. This Indian sweet, jalebi, also became a talking point after the Haryana Assembly Election results were out and BJP emerging as victorious.
The BJP had mocked Rahul Gandhi over his jalebi comment during the campaign. The party also sent 1kg of jalebis from Bikanervala in Delhi’s Connaught Place to the Gandhi’s residence.
Earlier, CM Sukhu clarified that the probe was not ordered into the ‘missing samosas’, but for “misbehavior” of officials.
The BJP had launched a scathing attack. “How did a samosa become an anti-government act?… The opposition people did not eat the samosa,” Thakur had said.
