New Delhi, June 27 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday criticised Sharmishtha Mukherjee's recent article on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an English daily, saying the focus should be on pressing public issues such as the alleged NEET paper leak, farmers' distress and unemployment rather than discussions on '2014'.

Speaking to ANI, Khera said debates over who remained Prime Minister and for how long were irrelevant in the current context.

"What irrelevant issues are these! NEET exam paper is being leaked, people are being killed, farmers are weeping, and youth is on the streets. But she is thinking about 2014. It doesn't matter who remained PM for how long. What matters is what did the person do after becoming the PM. People are...