Rahul's hug has shaken the PM, exposed his politics of hatred and violence: Cong

The Congress today claimed Rahul Gandhi's hug has come as a big "shock" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has exposed his politics of "hatred and violence".

The opposition party questioned why Modi could not gracefully accept such a gesture from his own countryman when he could accept being embraced by Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif.

The party's reaction came after the prime minister took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for asking him to stand up for a hug after walking across to his chair in the Lok Sabha during the debate on no-confidence motion yesterday, saying the Congress President appeared to be in a hurry to occupy his seat.

At a farmer's rally in Uttar Pradesh today, Modi said: "We kept asking the reasons for their no confidence, they failed to answer but clung to my neck."
Hitting out at Modi, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, "Mr Prime Minister, if you can accept hugs from (former) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, why could you not show some grace to Rahul Gandhi against whom you hold perpetual grudges."