Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter's scathing remarks, saying the PM was "scared of the truth" and had taken "refuge in lies." In a post shared on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Just so much panic from questions? In his remark, the Prime Minister questioned how changing a political party could make someone anti-national. The row erupted after Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu had a verbal exchange near the Makar Dwar of Parliament on Wednesday. They only know the jeep and mule model," he said, referring to outdated decision-making.The Prime Minister said his government was correcting the damage left behind.

Source: dna February 05, 2026 19:09 UTC