Raebareli, May 20 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising fuel prices, India's economic situation and the Prime Minister's recent interaction with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying the government is trivialising serious economic concerns.

Addressing party workers in Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi referred to the viral "Melodi" trend involving PM Modi and Meloni and alleged that the Centre was ignoring an impending economic crisis.

"Modi-ji takes toffees for Meloni... The time to cry is coming again," Gandhi said.

His remarks came amid PMModi's ongoing visit to Italy, where he met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in R...