India, Aug. 29 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the Congress for abusive words used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during its "Vote Adhikar Yatra" in poll-bound Bihar.

"Modi has been lauded worldwide as a global leader. He has been conferred the highest civilian honour of 27 countries. But in Indian politics, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has started hate and contempt in political discourse," Shah said in Guwahati. He said Congress leaders disrespected Modi's late mother at the "save illegal immigrants" campaign in Bihar.

He said such issueless and hatred-filled politics vitiates public discourse. Shah added that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Digvijay Singh, Jairam Ramesh, Mani Shank...