In a cheeky riposte to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked the former to speak for at least “five minutes” defending the corruption and criminal cases against candidates put up by the BJP, including its chief ministerial face B.S. At rally last week, Mr. Modi had challenged Mr. Gandhi to speak for 15 minutes without referring to notes on the achievements of the Congress government in Karnataka. Focus on corruptionMr. Gandhi posted a video, titled “Karnataka's Most Wanted”, on his Twitter account to highlight the issue of corruption. Referring to the prime minister earlier refusing to hold meetings of chief minister to resolve the issue, the chief minister tweeted, “Dear PM Modi avare [ji], thank you for finally breaking your silence on Mahadayi. Would’ve been grateful had you replied to the letters urging you to invite CMs of Goa, Maharashtra & Karnataka for a dialogue.

Source: The Hindu May 05, 2018 18:56 UTC