New Delhi, February 4: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday praised union minister Nitin Gadkari and said only he has guts to speak in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While hailing Gadkari in a tweet, Rahul Gandhi also asked him to comment on Rafale deal, farmers' distress, attack on government institutions by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government and 'the most important' one - jobs.

“Gadkari ji, compliments. You are the only one in the BJP with some guts. Please also comment on: The Rafale scam and Anil Ambani, farmers' distress and destruction of institutions," Gandhi tweeted. The rare praise for Gadkari from Rahul Gandhi came after the union minister said that those who cannot deliver at home, cannot manage the country. Shivraj Singh Chouhan Takes Jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Says ‘Don’t Play Cricket With Nation’s Future’.

Interacting with BJP workers in Nagpur, Gadkari on Saturday had asked them to pay attention to their domestic responsibilities. "...One who can not manage his home cannot manage the country," he had said, a statement which some had seen to be directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who doesn't live with his wife Jashodaben. Rahul Gandhi's Tweet Most Re-Tweeted During Interim Budget.

Hours later, Rahul Gandhi came up with another tweet. The Congress chief apologised to Gadkari for not mentioning 'the most important' issue - jobs. "Oops, Gadkari Ji. Huge apology. I forgot the most important one.... JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!" he tweeted.

While the Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been targetting the Modi government over Rafale deal and farmers' distress, Gadkari appears critical of PM Modi since the BJP lost assembly polls in the Hindi heartland of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in December last year. Following the defeat, the senior BJP leader had remarked that the leadership should own up to failures.

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