JACKET A GIFT, RAHUL GANDHI TRIES TO BURY JACKET CONTROVERSY

Politics over a jacket worn by Rahul Gandhi has taken another twist now after the Congress chief clarified that it was not his, but borrowed. The jacket worn by Gandhi while attending a concert in poll-bound Meghalaya caught the attention of the BJP which accused him of buying it with 'black money'. The jacket is two-in-one down puffer jacket from Burberry, which is a British luxury fashion brand and according to the BJP, costs almost Rs 70,000. The images of Gandhi wearing the jacket gave fresh ammunition to the BJP to counter his famous 'suit boot ki sarkaar' jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. The BJP spent no time and its Meghalaya unit highlighted it on the Twitter with a photo of Gandhi donning the jacket.

Earlier, hitting back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress party called it the BJP's desperation to bring down the Congress party president's popularity and image.