‘Amazing engineering gyaan, gibberish’: BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi’s car, bike analogy during university speech

The BJP on Friday mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his unusual car-and-bike analogy used to explain decentralisation of power during a speech at EIA University in Envigado, Colombia. Taking a dig at him, the BJP said companies like Harley-Davidson and Toyota must be “beating their chests” after hearing his “amazing engineering gyan.”

During his talk, Gandhi asked, “Why does a motorcycle weigh 100 kilos while a car weighs 3,000 kilos? A 100-kg bike carries two people, but a car carrying one person needs 3,000 kg of metal.”

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He explained that in an accident, a bike’s engine separates from the rider, but in a car, the engine could injure the driver, which is why cars are designed to prevent that. Gandhi linked this to electric vehicles, saying multiple smaller motors instead of one big engine represent decentralisation of power.

BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed Gandhi’s remarks as “gibberish.” Sharing the video, he wrote, “I haven’t heard this much gibberish in one go. If anyone can decode what Rahul Gandhi is trying to say, I would be glad. But if you’re amused, you’re not alone.”

Meanwhile, at a press conference in Delhi, BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi mocked Rahul Gandhi’s recent explanation of decentralisation using cars and bikes. Playing Gandhi’s video, Trivedi quipped, “From Harley-Davidson to Toyota, Volkswagen to Ford, engineers must be beating their chests after hearing this amazing engineering gyan.”

Trivedi said Gandhi wrongly compared the mechanics of four-wheelers and two-wheelers, ignoring key factors like gyroscopes in bikes, and falsely claimed engines separate during accidents. “It’s as if Rahul Gandhi believes everything in India will fall apart in the same way,” he remarked sarcastically.

He further questioned why Gandhi is invited to universities abroad to speak, when the Congress has many experienced and knowledgeable leaders like P Chidambaram, Shashi Tharoor, Abhishek Singhvi, Manish Tiwari, Jairam Ramesh, and even his uncle Sam Pitroda.

Meanwhile, the official Twitter handle of the BJP countered Rahul Gandhi’s earlier claims, where he had endorsed US President Donald Trump’s remark that the Indian economy was “dead.” Speaking to the press outside Parliament, Rahul had said he agreed with Trump’s statement, adding that “only the Prime Minister and Finance Minister do not know that the Indian economy is dead.”

However, during his address in Colombia, Rahul praised the Indian economy, stating that even though large countries face struggles, India has a “good economy.”