Guwahati, Aug. 29 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday strongly condemned Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late mother, Hiraba, during a rally in Bihar.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Brahmaputra Wing of Raj Bhavan in Guwahati, Shah described the comments as the "lowest and most degraded level of politics" and urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party to apologise to the Prime Minister, his late mother, and the people of the country.

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