Jaipur, Feb. 28 -- Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing the party to the All-India Muslim League, calling it a "symbol of his political desperation."

In an X post, after PM Modi's Ajmer rally, Ashok Gehlot asked the Prime Minister to "speak on the issues of public interest" instead of attacking Congress. He said that "opposing PM Modi is not the same as opposing the country."

Gehlot wrote, "Today in Ajmer, the comments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Congress party are a symbol of his political desperation. For those belonging to an ideology that did not sacrifice even a fingernail in the freedom struggle to level allegations of...