Hubballi, Sept. 13 -- union Minister Pralhad Joshi today dismissed as nonsense Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur, saying the Leader of Opposition was making baseless allegations while often leaving the country without informing security agencies.

Speaking to reporters here, Joshi said Gandhi's comments accusing the Prime Minister of ignoring the "main issue of the nation," which he termed as "vote chori," did not deserve a serious response.

"See, I don't want to react because he speaks all nonsense things. He went to Bihar, alleged so many things, and nobody bought his idea. Then he left. He has gone somewhere outside the country now. Where he has gone, we don't know. And why he goes ...