New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday hit out at Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the latter's upcoming Germany visit amid the winter session of Parliament, saying that the Congress MP was a "part-time" political leader.

"Rahul Gandhi always spends most of his time abroad whenever Parliament is in session and later says that he doesn't get a chance to speak. Even during the Bihar elections, he was abroad. He is a part-time, not serious political leader," Joshi told reporters here.

Reacting to the allegations levelled by Gandhi regarding the Election Commission of India "colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)", the Union Minister said that Congress blames EVM and EC when they lose....