Thane, Nov. 1 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday criticised Opposition parties over their remarks against PM Modi, saying that whenever opposition leaders have resorted to using abusive language against the Prime Minister, they have sunk into a political abyss, as the people of India firmly reject such behaviour.

Addressing the BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao Padyatra' (Save Democracy March), Shinde said Opposition leaders who resorted to abusive language against Modi had suffered political setbacks, as people did not approve of such conduct.

He said Modi has fulfilled two long-standing dreams of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray - the abrogation of Article 370 and the construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya. ...