Overview
- The Leader of Opposition visited Chandni Chowk’s centuries-old Ghantewala on Diwali and shared a video of the stop on X.
- He tried making imarti and besan laddoo in the kitchen and remarked on the traditional methods and the skill involved.
- Shop owner Sushant Jain recalled serving multiple generations of the Gandhi family and, in comments to ANI, jokingly called him India’s most eligible bachelor while asking for a future wedding sweets order.
- Gandhi’s post praised the shop’s enduring quality and said the true sweetness of Diwali is found in relationships and community.
- Reports noted Ghantewala’s long closure in 2015 over family and regulatory issues and its reopening last year, as some social media users criticized the festive-day visit for potentially disrupting customers.