On November 16, 2024, during an election rally in Amravati, Maharashtra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comparing him to U.S. President Joe Biden, who is often criticized for his memory lapses.

The bag-search incident occurred on Saturday when Rahul Gandhi arrived in Amravati for an election rally, as part of his campaign.

Congress asked why poll officials were not checking bags of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah or Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. However, videos that surfaced subsequently showed bags of Shah,

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi found himself under scrutiny as Election Commission officials inspected his bags upon his arrival at Amravati district today.

Poll authorities on Saturday checked the bag of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Dhamangaon Railway in Maharashtra's Amravati district

The Election Commission of India on Saturday inspected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's bag in Maharashtra's Amravati.This comes a day after the poll body searched Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Hingoli amid the ongoing controversy over checking Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's bag on the last three occasions.