New Delhi: Congress on Monday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for making a veiled attack on Rahul Gandhi and said his remark that people visit homes of the poor for photo-ops, smacked of the opposition's "frustration".
"We understand Modi's and BJP's trepidation when a youth icon of Congress gets support like this. I understand their frustration when they find there is nobody to give leadership to the youths in BJP and the masses, like we have Rahul in Congress," party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters.
His comments came hours after Modi, in his Independence Day address said, "In this country, even today, there exist people who feel happy to have a photo-op with the poor...They should die of shame as even after over 50 years of their rule...so many people are living below the poverty line."
Singhvi also dismissed Modi's attack on the Union government for allegedly using constitutional bodies to insult Gujarat.
"It is Modi, who devalued the Election Commission. Police officers in Gujarat who spoke against him are being browbeaten. Let them not preach. They should set their house in order first," he said.
Union Minister Ambika Soni said she did not want to comment on the "extra curricular activities" of Modi.
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