Guwahati, Aug. 31 -- The Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that in the history of independent India, being deprived of power for a long time has caused the leaders of the Congress party to "lose their mental balance."

"Despite Congress's continuous false allegations and slanderous remarks against the Bharatiya Janata Party, the people of India have overwhelmingly welcomed the BJP in every corner of the country," the Assam BJP said in a statement.

Assam BJP chief spokesperson Kishore Upadhyay said that Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has lost his sense of propriety and has gravely insulted the respected mother of India's esteemed Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"During an election rally he...