Overview

• Rahul Gandhi used “langde ghode” during a June 3 Congress speech in Bhopal to describe underperforming party members
• Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia condemned the phrase as demeaning and contrasted it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s respectful term “divyangjan”
• International para swimmer Satyendra Singh Lohia said the comment violates the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and is hurtful to disabled citizens
• Lohia has refused to delete his post on X and is awaiting a public explanation from Gandhi
• Divyang Adhikar Mahasangh lodged an official protest with government disability commissioners and the Election Commission