New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Thursday lambasted Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the kind of language being used in Bihar's 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra', accusing them of engaging in the "politics of abuse".

"There's no difference between Rahul Gandhi, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sanjay Raut. There's a competition among the INDIA bloc leaders. Rahul Gandhi is the new Mani Shankar Aiyar of Congress. This politics of abuse is not limited to the Prime Minister," Patra said while addressing a press conference here.

Labelling the Congress as "abusive," Patra raised strong objections to the criticism of constitutional institutions by...