New Delhi, March 22 -- Taking strong exception to Congress President Rahul Gandhi's close associate Sam Pitroda's remarks questioning anti-terror strike by Air Force at Balakot in Pakistan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday blasted the Opposition party.

"Agar Guru aisa ho aur unke vichar aisa ho, toh shishya kitna Nikamma niklega aaj yeh desh ko bhukatna par raha hae (If Guru is like that, the disciple can be only a worthless one and the country is suffering this situation today)," Mr Jaitley told reporters in presence of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and cricketer Gautam Gambhir, who joined the saffron party here. "It is very unfortunate statement for India that somebody regarded as the ideologue for Congress party has said...