Traitors who fled to Guwahati have no right to speak on Rahul Gandhi: Nana Patole

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress chief Nana Patole on Friday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have become paranoid fearing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls and have touched a new low in criticising the Congress and INDIA bloc.

"The Chief Minister of the state Eknath Shinde can speak only what the BJP wants it to but he should not forget his limit when speaking about Rahul Gandhi. Traitors who fled to Guwahati have no right to talk about Rahul Gandhi," Patole said in a reference to Shinde and his group of loyalists fleeing to the Assamese capital when they revolted against then Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackery in 2022. 

Shinde's revolt led to the collapse of the Thackeray government. Shinde subsequently took over as chief minister in coalition with the BJP.

"By criticising Rahul Gandhi, Shnde cannot erase the stamp of betrayal that he has on his forehead," said Patole.

In a scathing attack on Gandhi, Shinde recently said the former Congress president goes abroad when te weather gets hot in India.