My open challenge to Congress. Fight elections in the name of the former PM associated with Bofors in: Delhi and… https://t.co/qt0Op5dLQI — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1557157181000

CHAIBASA: Doubling down on his corruption charge against Rajiv Gandhi , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday challenged Congress to contest the remaining two rounds of Lok Sabha elections in the name of the former PM.Addressing a huge rally here, the PM dismissed Congress's angry protests against his "corrupt number 1" jibe against the former PM while daring the opposition to contest the remaining rounds of the polls over Rajiv Gandhi's legacy. "Some people have been wailing since I called a dynast corrupt number 1. But the more they howl, the more people will get to know how a family looted and ruined the country in the 20th century. The youth of the 21st century ought to know about all this," Modi said."I challenge the entire Congress, its president, the dynasty and its associates... fight the next rounds of polls by invoking the former PM who faced serious charges of corruption in Bofors deal," Modi thundered to loud applause from the gathering in the tribal constituency of Jharkhand.Modi followed the dare by using Twitter to seek and draw Congress out. "My open challenge to Congress. Fight elections in the name of the former PM associated with Bofors; in Delhi and Punjab were innocent Sikhs were butchered in his reign, in Bhopal where he helped Warren Anderson (the then head of Union Carbide) after the infamous gas tragedy. Challenge accepted?" he said.The PM threw down the gauntlet a day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi along with his sibling, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, slammed him for attacking their father. "Modiji the battle is over. Your karma awaits you. Projecting our inner beliefs about yourself onto my father won't protect you. All my love and a huge hug," Rahul had tweeted, while Priyanka said the PM was engaging in "belagam sanak" (uncontrolled craziness).However, even as Congress petitioned the Election Commission and other party leaders joined in the attack, the PM was not deterred.Addressing the rally organised at the Tata College grounds here, he said he has been abused every day by "naamdar" and his associates, but when he raised the corruption in Bofors deal, there was big storm over it.Making a pitch for the electorate in this constituency, the PM said, "In the fifth phase of LS polls, the mahagatbandhan of mahamilawat has started to crumble." The reference was to the grand alliance of Congress, RJD and tribal parties of JMM and JVM contesting Jharkhand polls together.