NEW DELHI, Feb. 25 -- Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Congress leader and his party are "compromised" and spreading "falsehood" to destabilise the country's progress at the behest of anti-India forces.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Goyal also alleged that Gandhi and the Congress are playing "petty politics" to "weaken, hurt and destabilise" the country's economy and its progress.

"He is nothing but a puppet of anti-India forces, anti-India organisations and anti-India governments. The Gandhi family is a completely compromised family and the Congress a completely compromised political party," the BJP leader said.

"Rahul Gandhi has become...