Compared with Rahul's, Priyanka Gandhi's maiden speech was longer, touching on a wider variety of issues. Here's how Rahul Gandhi's debut speech in Parliament went, back in 2005.

During a parliamentary debate, Rahul Gandhi mistakenly referred to Eklavya as a "young man" instead of a child while recounting the Mahabharata incident. He likened the government's actions to cutting off the thumbs of aspiring youth,

Participating in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution, Rahul Gandhi cited Hindutva idealogue V D Savarkar's criticism of the Constitution that there was 'nothing Indian about it'.

Rahul Gandhi criticised the BJP, quoting Savarkar's disapproval of the Indian Constitution. He accused the Modi government of suppressing the citizens, citing the Agniveer scheme, exam paper leaks, and farmer neglect.

BJP spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra and the party's IT department head Amit Malviya posted bits of the video of Gandhi's speech on X to mock him.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s serious take on different issues turned into a laughter spree for MPs as Congress leader’s ‘Eklavya-Dronacharya’ remark splits NDA’s members of parliament into splits.