Congress on Tuesday said that not Rahul Gandhi but the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has insulted India on foreign soil.

This statement of Congress came after BJP's statement in which BJP had accused Rahul Gandhi that he ignored the Prime Minister in his address at the American University.

Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Tuesday, "We are amazed by these statements of the government and the ruling party. These criticisms are not justified. The issues and statements raised by the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani reveal their discomfort to disregard their history and apologize to the Prime Minister."

He said, "Rahul Gandhi talked about India's accomplishments in the last 70 years. We understand why BJP is criticizing them at all. If Rahul Gandhi is criticizing the country's prime minister, then no one should object to it. This is the quality of democracy."

Significantly, Smriti was criticizing him by referring to his address in the University of California of the Congress Vice President at a press conference on Tuesday morning that Rahul Gandhi had ignored the prime minister.

Smriti Irani said that Rahul Gandhi chose a platform where he could criticize his political opponent according to his convenience.

Anand Sharma said, "It is the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) of the country who insulted India on foreign soil. The Prime Minister had called the country corrupt on his first foreign visit and on another occasion he had said that Indians living in foreign countries are ashamed to call themselves Indians.

He said that this criticism shows the intolerance of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Tell that Rahul Gandhi, in his address at the University of California, while criticizing the notes ban, said that the Central Government's decision made 86 per cent cash out of the country's economy overnight.

Rahul also mentioned the incidents of increased violence. Rahul said that now the idea of non-violence is being attacked, but this is the only way which can lead mankind forward.

Rahul said that hatred, anger and violence could end us, he said that politics of polarization is very dangerous.

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