New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday advised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to act as a "matured Leader of Opposition", citing former leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley as examples, while cautioning that the Congress could continue to lose ground if it keeps raising "bogus Vote Chori" allegations.

In a follow-up post on X, Rijiju said his remarks should be viewed as friendly advice from a political rival rather than an enemy, adding that a strong Opposition was important for the country.

"Do not take it negatively. I'm giving a friendly advice as a political rival not as an enemy. A strong opposition is good for India. Need matured LoP like Vajpayee ji, Adv...