Lucknow, June 7 -- BJP MP Dinesh Sharma on Saturday hit out at Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks alleging "rigging" in Maharashtra legislative assembly elections, calling his statement "desperate."

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, the BJP MP said the Congress leader has made a good record of continuous defeats, and Congress is pouring ghee in an extinguished lamp.

"I will not comment on someone who has defeated himself. He has made a good record of continuous defeats. Congress party is pouring ghee in an extinguished lamp...This is a desperate statement that cannot see the country's progress," Sharma told ANI.

Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Maharashtra assembly election held...