The Congress chief will leave for Rewa, where he will hold a roadshow, in the evening.

  Recalling the recent successes of the BJP in state elections, Shah said Gandhi should analyse why the Congress tasted defeat in elections after Narendra Modi-led BJP government came to power in the Centre.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi hailed the Supreme Court's Aadhar judgemnet and attacked BJP saying it was a "tool of surveillance" for them.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932 in Gag, now in Pakistan.

Demanding an explanation over how Bhandari got access to Rafale papers, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that the Congress is upset over the fighter jet deal with France because it could not get any commission.

The opposition party has also been accusing present government of indulging in crony capitalism. However, the Modi government has denied any wrongdoing.

As Congress and BJP workers faced off against each other on the second day of his visit to his parliamentary constituency, Gandhi went to the district magistrate's office here amid tight security, officials said.

Rahul Gandhi's comments drew sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which termed the comments 'shameful'. 

Hitting back, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “What is it that Congress and Pakistan have in common? The commonality is the frustration of both and their only aim is to somehow remove Modiji from Indian polity.”

He asks the prime minister for answers on why Rafale price was not disclosed and how Ambani got the contract.  

“The officer has stated that as part of his professional duties he interacted with SPG protectees; however, he has categorically stated that during his interaction with Gandhi, there was no talk whatsoever regarding the appointment of a new Director or the reasons for his leaving SPG,” the statement further read.

Speaking at an interactive event at a management institute in Lucknow, his Lok Sabha constituency, Singh said the Bharatiya Janata Party always believed in differing on political and ideological issues and never took things to personal level.  

His scheduled programs include laying the foundation stones of development projects that would be implemented using his MPLAD funds. 

Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations based on former French President Francois Hollande’s statement to a magazine, Rajnath Singh said that the verification of the French media report will reveal the truth.

A French media report had earlier quoted former French President Francois Hollande as saying that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal and France did not have a choice.

Addressing eminent academicians at an event at Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said that the strength of the country is that people are allowed to discuss ideas.

Rahul Gandhi described the Rafale deal as a 'surgical strike' on Indian defence forces while blaming PM Modi and Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani for it.

During his visit, the Congress chief will take part in the district vigilance and monitoring committee meeting at the Collectorate in Gauriganj, district unit president of the party, Yogendra Misra said.

Amit Shah’s comments came after Maharashtra police arrested five human rights activists late last month for their alleged links with Maoists.

Gandhi’s remark at a public meeting provoked a strong reaction from the BJP with Union minister Smriti Irani calling him the “clown prince” who had no respect for the prime minister’s post.