New Delhi, March 21 -- The Congress on Tuesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its spokesperson Sambit Patra's remark on former party president Rahul Gandhi, who he has called ''Mir Jafar''.

"It is a pity to see the spokespersons of the BJP come up early in the morning without getting ready, without being equipped with facts. Normally, the BJP spokespersons have a pattern of behavior," said Congress' chairman of the Media and Publicity Department Pawan Khera in an apparent reference to Patra's press conference.

"We all know why these theatrics, why this rhetoric is happening today, because 'the Shah and the Shahenshah' are scared of the word 'Adani'. They are afraid of Rahul Gandhi's demand for a JPC. They are afraid...