Watch: BJP gifts a tote bag to Priyanka Gandhi with '1984' printed on it

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Aparajita Sarangi on Friday handed a bag with "1984" written in red to Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, following the political tussle over Priyanka Gandhi’s recent choice of handbags with messages in solidarity with Palestine and Bangladeshi minorities.

According to news agency PTI, the incident occurred in the Parliament corridor, where Sarangi, the BJP MP from Bhubaneswar, approached Priyanka and gave her the bag. "The bag had ‘1984 riots’ written on it," Sarangi stated, adding, "This is also an issue that the Congress leader should raise as she makes statements with her tote bags." Priyanka accepted the bag and continued walking.

The gesture came after Priyanka, the first-time Congress MP from Wayanad, carried handbags to Parliament earlier this week, bearing messages supporting causes in Palestine and Bangladesh. On Monday, she was seen with a bag emblazoned with "Palestine," and on Tuesday, she carried another cream-coloured handbag with the message, "Stand with minorities of Bangladesh." Several Congress MPs were also seen holding similar bags, demanding justice for Hindus and Christians facing alleged atrocities in Bangladesh.