MUMBAI: Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday launched a scathing attack on senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his allegations of phone tapping against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shinde accused Gandhi of suffering from “Modi-phobia” and creating a new “fake narrative” every day to remain politically relevant.
Earlier in the day, Gandhi accused the Prime Minister of tapping his phone. During an online interactive session, the Congress leader held up his mobile phone, claiming that it contained evidence against Modi. He also reiterated his challenge to the Prime Minister for a one-on-one debate on various issues.
In a post on X, Shinde wrote that Gandhi appeared obsessed with the Prime Minister, adding that invoking Modi’s name had become necessary for the Congress leader to attract media attention and remain in the limelight.
The Shiv Sena chief also accused Gandhi of making baseless, imaginary and childish allegations to salvage his “sinking political ship”. He said the Congress leader had neither concrete issues nor a vision for development and had failed to produce any evidence to substantiate his claims.
“Making hollow assertions about possessing evidence, shooting arrows in the dark and manufacturing a new ‘fake narrative’ every day has become Rahul Gandhi’s full-time occupation,” Shinde said.
The Deputy Chief Minister further claimed that while India was scaling new heights of progress under Modi’s leadership, the Leader of the Opposition was making a laughing stock of himself through what he described as absurd statements.
Taking another swipe at Gandhi, the Shiv Sena chief said the proverb “Empty vessels make the most noise” aptly summed up the Congress leader’s conduct.
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