India, Dec. 24 -- BJP working president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday called Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a "part-time politician", who defamed "constitutional bodies" like the Election Commission while in the country, and spoke ill of his motherland on trips abroad.

Without mentioning RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav by name, Nabin also remarked, "There is another part-time politician in Bihar, too," who failed to attend the recent State assembly session, and was "enjoying a trip abroad."

"In contrast, we, in the BJP, are full-time politicians who believe in working 24x7. The time has come for the public to punish these political part-timers. A beginning was made in Bihar, and it shall continue in West Bengal and Kerala," said ...