A day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi challenged the prime minister for a one-on-one debate on the Rafale issue, the opposition party accused Narendra Modi of "running away" from taking exam in Parliament and described Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as his "defensive minister".
Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said Gandhi has "unmasked" PM Modi.
The Congress president had Wednesday said Modi faced an open book exam on the Rafale deal in Parliament and asked if he will show up at the exam or send a proxy.
On Thursday, he tweeted, "So it seems our PM has fled Parliament & his own open book Rafale exam & is instead lecturing students at Lovely University in Punjab, today."
Singhvi told reporters here, "So-called exam warrior of 'Mann Ki Baat', who likes to preach and write a booklet on exams, has not (only) flunked the exams, but has run away from taking the exam. After the direct challenge thrown for a debate, he has 'gone furr' (fled)."
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