Kolhapur (Satara), Nov. 14 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has accused Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of suffering from 'Modi phobia', alleging that he invokes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name 'day and night' merely to remain relevant in media discussions and save his 'sinking political ship'.
Talking to reporters at his native village Dare in Satara district on Friday night, Shinde, who is on a three-day Diwali visit to the village, dismissed Gandhi's phone-tapping allegations against Prime Minister Modi as 'childish' and 'baseless'.
Gandhi had claimed that he possessed evidence on his phone to substantiate his allegations against the government and alleged that Prime Mini...