India, June 11 -- All India Congress Committee spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Wednesday ridiculed the BJP for comparing the tenures of Jawaharlal Nehru and Narendra Modi while celebrating the latter's 12 years in office, and said drawing parallels between the two prime ministers was illogical.

Addressing mediapersons in Shimla, Rathore said, "Instead of celebrating 12 years of Modi, the BJP should explain why his Government failed to resolve the issues of farmers, inflation and unemployment".

He remarked that what is important is not how long a prime minister remains in office but what he does for the development and prosperity of the nation and the strengthening of its democracy. Nehru relentlessly fought for the country's freed...