Suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Express Archive) Suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Express Archive)Addressing a rally in Gujarat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Congress for a series of events amidst the Gujarat elections, which, he said, creates “suspicion” and causes “worry” for the country’s sovereignty. Secondly, he attributed a “secret meeting” hosted by recently suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and attended by a Pakistani official to Aiyar’s “neech (lowly)” remark a day later. Speaking in Banaskantha district, Modi said in Gujarati: “Pakistan former army director general Arshad Rafiq said that in Gujarat, Ahmed Patel should be made the chief minister. The former prime minister and vice-president of the country were called as well. Former prime minister and Congress leader, Dr Manmohan Singh expressed his dismay over Modi’s comments.

Source: Indian Express December 11, 2017 07:19 UTC