Sonia labels Modi 'Shahenshah' after govt's anniversary celebrations

Rae Bareli: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over the celebrations of two years of NDA government and described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Shahenshah" (emperor).

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"I have never seen anything like this. A Prime Minister is there, not an emperor. He is the country's Prime Minister.

There is so much poverty in the country. There is drought. Farmers are in trouble. I do not find it appropriate (that government) shows off like this," she told reporters in Rae Bareli.

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Gandhi said Modi's ministers have given him "this stature" and are busy in holding celebrations".

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