Modi a darpok, I challenge him to 10-minute debate on Rafale, economy: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi mounted a double-barreled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS on Thursday, saying the Hindutva outfit wanted to control the country and its institutions from Nagpur through remote control. Addressing the AICC minority convention, Gandhi called Modi a ‘darpok (coward)’ and challenged the PM to a 10-minute debate on issues such as the economy, Rafale deal and national security.

“Constitution is the battlefield on which this election is being fought. RSS wants to run the country from Nagpur. Narendra Modi is the face, Mohan Bhagwat is the remote control,” the Congress chief said while addressing the gathering at Delhi’s JLN Stadium.

Amid shouts of ‘chowkidar hi chor hai’ from the crowd, Gandhi said nowadays fear was writ large on Modi’s face. “I know his (Modi) character after fighting him for five years. He is a coward. When someone stands up to him, he runs away,” he said.

Asserting that the image of PM Modi was “finished”, Gandhi said the Congress had torn to shreds his reputation and credibility. “It used to be said 5 years ago that he will rule for the next 15 years. Congress has torn to shreds his reputation and credibility. He now knows you can’t rule India by dividing people,” the Congress chief said in his speech in Hindi.

Courtesy : The Indian Express