Rahul Gandhi asked the PM to explain why the offset contract in the Rafale deal was awarded to Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence, 'snatching' it from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

The CWC meeting was presided over by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and attended among others by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

"Now the farmers cannot even come to the country's capital and talk about their misery," he added.

The CWC meet islikely to be attended by Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and other senior leaders.

So many countries coming together for a cleanliness campaign is an unheard of event. I pay tribute to Bapu on everyone's behalf: PM Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention.

The tweet in Hindi titled "Lights, Camera, Scam", alleges that in 2007 when Modi was the Gujarat Chief minister, IL&FS was given the 'GIFT CITY' project worth Rs 70,000 crore. Till date no work has been achieved under the plan.

In comparison, Gandhi alleged that in 2018, Prime Minister Modi is trying to give a bailout of Rs 91,000 crore to debt-ridden IL&FS through public money in the LIC and the State Bank of India.

Speaking on the functionality of a democracy, the Union minister said the government at the Centre and the Opposition, both should be strong. 

The Prime Minister said the Congress' only agenda is to throw muck on others, spread lies and repeat them loudly and mislead people.

Gandhi said Modi gives a lot of speeches and added,"Spare some time to answer these questions. Give your clarification."

Chouhan added that the BJP makes policies for every section of the society. “We make right policies, with right intentions and deliver it to people so that change can be brought about in people’s lives. We don’t just talk of Made in…everywhere,” the MP CM tweeted.

The Congress chief also said that once his party comes to power at the Centre, changes would be made to GST to reduce rates on items.

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'.