NEW DELHI: The
BJP on Tuesday hit out at
Congress president
Rahul Gandhi, saying that his credibility and that of his party were "at an all time low."
"The credibility of Congress and Rahul Gandhi is at an all time low, while Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's credibility is at an all time high, not just in India but globally," ANI quoted Union minister Ananth Kumar as saying.
Kumar was responding to Gandhi's comment from earlier today that the BJP's performance in the
Gujarat polls was indicative of a loss in PM Modi's credibility.
"Modi ji ki credibility pe sawal uth gaya hai, Modi ji has a credibility problem," Rahul had said.
The newly-anointed Congress chief had claimed that the results of the Gujarat polls had given a massive jolt to the BJP, and had clearly signalled that the ruling party's political propaganda was no longer working.
Kumar's remarks were echoed by his colleague
Prakash Javadekar at a press conference earlier in the day.
In a sarcastic jibe, Javadekar said that due to Congress's electoral defeats since 2014, it has "no choice but to consider its losses as victory."
"The public is giving jolt after jolt to Congress in successive elections, and Rahul Gandhi ji says that Narendra Modi ji's credibility is going down," he added.
He reminded those present that his party had "won for the sixth time in Gujarat, which no one could manage to get."
Javadekar also took on Gandhi's 'development has gone berserk' trope from the campaign in Gujarat, saying that "someone who says 'development has gone crazy' can hardly be expected to understand the development model (of Modi)."
He charged that Gandhi was "saying anything because of his despair and disappointment," and warned that the Congress was "on the verge of extinction."
(With inputs from agencies)
