India, Oct. 13 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the Opposition's protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questioning whether the exercise was responsible for the Congress' defeat in Gujarat's civic elections.

Taking aim at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shah argued that the Congress had been losing elections long before the current SIR exercise began.

At a press conference, Shah said, "The massive victory in Gujarat reflects the mood of the voters, demonstrating that the electorate of Gujarat - and indeed India - continues to stand firmly behind Narendra Modi.

He claimed that the party's electoral decline had continued sin...