Overview
- Posters calling Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “missing” were spotted across New Delhi, including Firozshah Road, on Sunday, June 28, 2026, according to multiple reports.
- BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla amplified the messaging in social posts and a video, accusing Gandhi of treating his role as Leader of the Opposition as “Leader of Paryatan and Partying” and of regularly skipping Parliament and party duties for foreign travel.
- Poonawalla alleged Gandhi has spent crores on overseas vacations and claimed those trips are backed by “shady organisations” with an anti‑India agenda, assertions that the reporting attributes to the BJP spokesperson and does not independently verify.
- News outlets said it was not clear who put up the posters and at the time of reporting the Congress had not responded to either the posters or the BJP’s allegations.
- The episode shows the BJP using visual publicity and repeated public accusations to frame a narrative about Gandhi’s availability and funding, a tactic that could shape voter perceptions and intensify partisan debate ahead of upcoming political contests.