‘Will Congress Apologise?’: Kiren Rijiju After Minta Devi Slams INDIA Bloc Over T-Shirt Protest

Last Updated:August 13, 2025, 13:49 IST

Kiren Rijiju's remarks came a day after Minta Devi condemned the use of her photograph during opposition's protest against alleged irregularities in Bihar’s voter list.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju slams Congress over protest featuring Minta Devi's image on T-shirts | Image: X

After Bihar’s ‘124-year-old’ Minta Devi, who became the face of opposition’s protest against ‘vote theft’, slammed the opposition MPs for using T-shirts featuring her, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tore into the Congress, asking the party if they will apologise over the act.

Rijiju’s post on X also included a video that first shows Priyanka Gandhi addressing reporters about alleged voter list manipulation, followed by Minta Devi criticising the Opposition for using her face in INDIA bloc-led protests outside parliament.

“Whole day Congress and opposition MPs used the photo of Minta Devi, mocked her that she is 124 years old! Will Congress apologise to the nation?" Rijiju posted on X.

Rijiju also linked the episode to internal Congress troubles in Karnataka, taking a swipe at the party over the sacking of minister KN Rajanna after he alleged voter list manipulation during the Congress government’s tenure.

“Congress Minister in Karnataka has also accused his own Congress Government," he wrote.

Minta Devi Row

Rijiju’s remarks came a day after Devi condemned the use of her photograph during Tuesday’s protest in New Delhi against alleged irregularities in Bihar’s voter list.

Opposition MPs, led by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, had worn T-shirts featuring her picture alongside the phrase “124 not out," a reference to an Election Commission clerical error that listed her age as 124.

Devi told reporters she was unhappy about her image being used without consent and ridiculed the error, quipping that if authorities truly believed she was 124, she should start receiving an old-age pension.

The protest, held during the Parliament session, was part of the INDIA bloc’s campaign against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Opposition leaders have accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP to selectively delete voters, citing data from party workers that allegedly showed large-scale discrepancies.

The poll body has rejected these claims, insisting the revision process was conducted transparently.

Earlier on Monday, Delhi Police detained several MPs during the march towards the Election Commission’s office.

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