New Delhi, Sep 1: Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Saturday made a controversial remark on Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Comparing the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, Ashwini Choubey said Rahul Gandhi's status is like gandi nali ka keeda (worm in a filthy gutter). He also said Rahul Gandhi is suffering from a mental disorder.

Ashwini Choubey said: "Pradhan mantri gagan ke jaisa, aur jo aaj ka Congress ka adhyaksh hai unka aakaar kaisa, naali ke keede jaisa (Prime Minsiter is like a sky and Congress president is like a worm in a dirty nullah)." He went on to day that Rahul Gandhi is suffering from Schizophrenia, hence, he calls everyone mad and thinks himself as an intellectual.

Choubey said the Congress president should be admitted to a mental hospital, exuding confidence in PM Narendra Modi's leadership. The union minister is known for making controversial statement. In July, he called Rahul Gandhi an “impersonator” adorning several faces and claimed that he will “finish” the Congress.

“Rahul Gandhi is an impersonator (bahrupiya) and wants to adorn severals faces but he is a child (bauwa). He will finish the party. It will be Congress president who will put his party into the graves,” he had said.

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