Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi calling the country's Prime Minister a "watchman" and "thief"

Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi calling the country's Prime Minister a "watchman" and "thief".

The remark at a public meeting was immediately condemned by Union minister Smriti Irani telling that the Congress leader has no respect for the prime minister's post.

Rahul Gandhi was referring to the PM's "silence" on the Rafale deal with France as the Modi government's "failure".

Let us remember, PM Modi had said he did not want to become the country's prime minister, but its 'chowkidar' (watchman), Mr Gandhi recalled.

He added now it is heard on the streets that the country's 'chowkidar' is a thief. "Galli galli me shor hai, Hindustan ka chowkidar chor hai," he said in Hindi at a rally in  tribal-dominated Sagwara area.