New Delhi, May 18 -- After the Congress criticised the Centre for "sidelining" the Opposition by not including Lok Sabha LoP, Rahul Gandhi, in the all-party delegation to expose Pakistan's support for terrorism, BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh hit back, claiming that "merit is suppressed in Congress" and questioning why the party "hates their own leader so much."

The Centre has appointed Congress MP Shashi Tharoon to lead the delegation to USA, Panama, Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia to expose Pakistan's support to terrorism.

BJP's Vallabh has claimed that the party is opposed to Shashi Tharoor leading the group because the party does not believe in rewarding merit.

"In Congress merit is suppressed, Chamchagiri (bootlicking) and other things ar...