New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "pariavarvaad" jibe at the Congress, saying that the BJP does not have heroes of its own and wants to appropriate legacy of Congress leaders.

PM Modi, in his speech during inauguration of Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, said that Congress had not given due recognition to contributions of Sardar Patel and that "for pariwaarvaadis it becomes compulsory to shorten the lines of others so that the status of their family can be seen".

Khera said that Congress leaders had treated their opponents also with dignity and respect and that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had sent BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee abroad for medical treatm...