"Ek hi pariwar khata raha Halwa, baaki khata raha Balwa," Sudhanshu Trivedi attacks Congress

New Delhi [India], July 29 : Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday launched a scathing attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his 'Halwa' remark and said that during Congress rule, only one family used to eat Halwa (projects) and the rest would eat sand (Ek hi Pariwar Khata Raha Halwa, Baaki Khata Raha Balwa).
Speaking to ANI, the BJP leader slammed the Congress for following the tradition of Britishers even after 50 years of independence.
"People may have forgotten that before Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government came, the budget was presented at 5 pm. During British rule, it was the tradition that the budget would be presented at 5 pm because, according to British time, it was 11:30 am. For 50 years post-independence, their (Congress) government followed this tradition of slavery. After the Narendra Modi-led central government came, the budget was presented on February 1 instead of February 28, because in England, when snow melts in March, no action is taken. Our season is different. The monsoon comes in June, so it was better to allocate the budget to different departments," he said.
The BJP leader said that Rahul Gandhi must know state Finance Minister Pankaj Chaudhary comes from the same community, adding that the Congress is worried because PM Modi is distributing 'Halwa' to everyone equally, which Congress used to eat alone.
"As far as 'Halwa' is concerned, being a LoP, he should know that Pankaj Chaudhary, who is the state finance minister, also comes from this community. Then also, I want to say to him that during the Congress rule, only one family used to eat Halwa and the rest would eat sand (Ek hi pariwar khata raha Halwa baaki khata raha Balwa)," Trivedi said.
"But now a Prime Minister has come who has public support from the same Other Backward Caste (OBC) community, and your hate against the same PM shows that you're worried about the 'Halwa' that you used to eat alone and now it has been distributed by PM Modi to everybody, including poor, women, farmers, etc," he added.
This comes after Rahul Gandhi showed the poster of the traditional Halwa ceremony, held at the Ministry of Finance before the Budget session, and said that 20 officers prepared the Budget of India.
"Budget ka halwa' is being distributed in this photo. I can't see one OBC or tribal or a Dalit officer in this. Desh ka halwa bant raha hai aur 73 per cent hai hi nahi. 20 officers prepared the Budget of India...Hindustan ka halwa 20 logon ne baatne ka kaam kiya hai," he added.
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on July 23 in the Parliament and made major announcements for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, including a boost in infrastructure and special financial support.