Mumbai, Sept. 19 -- BJP Media Cell Chief Navnath Ban today criticised Sanjay Raut for defending Rahul Gandhi, calling Raut's comments laughable.

Ban described Rahul Gandhi's latest presser on the Election Commission as a "damp squib" rather than a bomb, questioning why Raut was defending it.

Ban ridiculed Raut's comment about Rahul Gandhi not dropping a hydrogen bomb, saying the people of Maharashtra have already done so by defeating them soundly.

He countered Raut's statement about Varanasi facing tremors, pointing out that Varanasi has repeatedly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"The real tremors are in Maharashtra, where you faced shocks in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections," Ban said, adding that the upcoming Mumbai municipa...