Rahul attacks Modi over quake remark

PM visits US, China in aircraft of wealthy friends: Rahul
PM visits US, China in aircraft of wealthy friends: Rahul

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi today hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of mocking the tragedy of Uttarakhand earthquake and insulting the freedom struggle, but not answering opposition’s questions on demonetisation.

The Congress vice president also took a dig at Modi over his surgery remarks on economy, saying “a quack endangers life”.

“The Prime Minister mocks the tragedy of Uttarakhand and insults the freedom struggle but has no answers to the opposition’s questions,” he tweeted.

Gandhi said this after the Prime Minister took a jibe at him in Parliament, saying “the earthquake has finally occurred” while referring to last night’s tremors in Uttarakhand.

The Congress vice president had in December last said he possessed certain material against the Prime Minister, and if he spoke in Parliament, there would be an “earthquake”.

“The earthquake finally occurred. I was wondering how it happened. I had heard of the threat long back,” Modi said in the Lok Sabha, in an apparent reference to Rahul’s comments. (AGENCIES)