Arun Jaitley Slams Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11: With the national election barely months away, Union minister Arun Jaitley has launched an all-out attack on the Congress. Mr. Jaitley has shredded the charges and claims made by the grand old party in his latest blog. This is his first blog after coming from the US.

"It (Congress) slaughters a cow before the cameras in Kerala, and invokes the National Security Act against the cow killers in Madhya Pradesh," Mr. Jaitley Wrote in his blog.

"The Rafale deal not only strengthens the combat ability of the Indian Air Force but saved thousands of crores for the exchequer. When its falsehood collapsed, a half document was produced to perpetuate the falsehood. Little did the creators of this falsehood realize that the cost of producing half a document is a loss of full credibility," Mr. Jailtley wrote.

The central minister also claimed that the two speeches Congress chief Rahul Gandhi made on the controversial Rafale deal were based on his personal hatred of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "A failed student always hates the class topper," the minister said.

He further wrote, "History will record that Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's great-grandson has singularly damaged India's Parliament as an institution more than anyone else."

The blog, which is divided into sub-heads, rubbishes the opposition's criticism of electronic voting machines and called it to be an attack on the Election Commission.

He also accused the Congress of aligning with Maoists in the Chhattisgarh elections and backing "urban Naxals" in courts.