Union minister Meghwal slams Rahul Gandhi over 'chowkidar' remark

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for using "thief" word for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

At a rally in Rajasthan's Dungarpur district on Thursday, Gandhi said now it is heard on the streets that the country's 'chowkidar' is a thief.

"Galli galli mein shor hai, Hindustan ka chowkidar chor hai," he said in Hindi.

Gandhi's words were unparliamentary and undignified, Meghwal told reporters here.

"Rahul Gandhi dislikes the fact that a villager became prime minister of the country. How can a villager become a prime minister as the post was reserved for Gandhi-Nehru family," Meghwal said?

He said that one should feel ashamed of using such a word for the prime minister of the country who was saving Rs 90,000 crore through a novel initiative like direct benefit transfer.

Rajasthan BJP president Madan Lal Saini also condemned Gandhi's remarks.