Posters portraying Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, as a “real-life Batman” have appeared outside the Indian National Congress headquarters in New Delhi. The posters feature Gandhi alongside the tagline – “The silent guardian, a watchful protector. LoP Rahul Gandhi, the real-life Batman.”
So we sit,” Gandhi said, refusing to leave until action was taken. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Real life Batman’: Posters comparing Rahul Gandhi to caped crusader put up near Congress headquarters Posters calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi “the real life Batman” were put up near the Congress’ Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary. Earlier reporting noted: ‘Ask Me Anything’, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha had said in a fresh outreach to Gen Z.
Gandhi has also been at the centre of recent protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). “No FIR, no justice. The Delhi Police later registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). And they did, the questions had poured in right through the session on Instagram. Some serious, others casual and witty.
Earlier reporting noted: The posters, courtesy Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra, were put up near the entrance of Congress headquarters Indira Bhawan at Kotla Road and near the Indian Youth Congress office on Raisina Road here. Following his participation in the Jantar Mantar demonstration, Gandhi, along with Congress leaders and Sahil Lochav, who has alleged that pellet guns were used against him during the protest, staged a sit-in outside the Parliament Street Police Station on Friday.
During an “Ask Me Anything” session on Instagram, a participant asked him whether he was Batman. Gandhi responded jokingly and said, “Let’s just say that no one has ever seen me and Batman in the same room together. His remark subsequently fuelled online trends and memes among students and supporters.
The posters appear to draw on a light-hearted exchange between Gandhi and young citizens earlier this month.
