The BJP on Monday (September 1, 2025) mocked Rahul Gandhi's claim that he will soon come out with a "hydrogen bomb" as part of his "vote chori" charge, saying that his "atom bomb" had turned out to be a damp squib, and accused him of demeaning his position of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha with irresponsible comments.

Taking on Mr. Gandhi, whose Vote Adhikar Yatra concluded in Patna, for his barbs at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Congress leader and his party have a history of "abusing" Mr. Modi. But people, he added, have repeatedly rejected Mr. Gandhi and reposed faith in the Prime Minister.