What’s with the jalebis in Haryana, social media posts explain how it started trending
Rahul Gandhi--while campaigning for Congress during the Haryana elections-- in one of his speeches at a rally had mentioned late Matu Ram, who owned a popular jalebi shop in Gohana.
While addressing the rally, he showed a box of jalebis by Matu Ram ‘halwai‘ and said he ate the famous jumbo-sized jalebis in his car and sent a message to his sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying, “Today I have eaten the best jalebi of my life. Then I told (Congress leaders) Deepender and Bajrang Punia ji that this jalebi should go to the whole world.”
This has turned around things in Haryana! 😂😂 I hope it stayed that way. pic.twitter.com/tH4TDKMwPe
— BALA (@erbmjha) October 8, 2024
However, Rahul Gandhi’s was trolled, with netizines hitting back that jalebis are meant to be consumed fresh.
Speaking on, Rahul alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had trapped Matu Ram Ji in a chakravyuh, by bringing in demonetisation, the GST, and then by allegedly distributing funds to industrialists.
In response BJP’s Haryana unit took a swipe at the Congress leader alleging that he failed to garner the nation’s attention, but was amused at the size of jalebis being made in Haryana.
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda responded, his party “would parcel a pack of the same jalebis to Saini when the Congress forms a government in the state on October 8, the vote counting day.”
नायब जी, आप चिंता न करें @RahulGandhi जी के नेतृत्व में हरियाणा में कांग्रेस की सरकार बना कर उसी गोहाना के जलेब का डिब्बा आपके पास भी हम याद से 8 की शाम को हम ज़रूर भेजेंगे। https://t.co/zzzd4xYDhq
— Deepender S Hooda (@DeependerSHooda) October 6, 2024
In a change of events, Congress’s promise was fulfilled by the BJP, who after the counting of votes sent a box of jalebi to Rahul Gandhi’s residence in New Delhi.
The party, on its X handle, shared a screenshot of a food aggregator, confirming that 1 kg jalebi had been sent to the Congress leader’s home. “On behalf of all the workers of the Bhartiya Janta Party Haryana, jalebi has been sent to Rahul Gandhi’s home,” the party’s post was captioned.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी हरियाणा के समस्त कार्यकर्ताओं की तरफ से राहुल गांधी जी के लिए उनके घर पर जलेबी भिजवा दी है🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Xi8SaM7yBj
— Haryana BJP (@BJP4Haryana) October 8, 2024
Later, BJP workers and chief ministers in other states celebrated by relishing on jalebis.
#WATCH | Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, BJP State President VD Sharma and party workers celebrate BJP's win in Haryana elections, at the BJP office pic.twitter.com/akMkfW6jt8
— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
