Congress dubs PM as 'Maun'Modi, terms CBI raids as 'eyewash'

New Delhi : In a sharp attack on Prime Minister, Congress on Monday dubbed him as 'Maun'Modi for staying silent on issues critical for the country. They also called CBI raids on banks an 'eyewash' to befool public.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continuous silence on PNB fraud case, asking where the "country's watchman" was when Nirav Modi fled India like liquor barron Vijay Mallya.

"First Lalit (Modi) and then (Vijay) Mallya, now Nirav (Modi) also fled the country. Where is the country's watchman who claimed 'na khaoonga, na khaane doonga' (Will neither do nor allow anyone to do corruption)?

"The public is longing to know the reason of 'saheb's' silence. His silence screams out loud who is he loyal to?" he asked in a tweet in Hindi.

Congress on its official website called Prime Minister 'Maun'Modi, in a reply to what BJP has always been framing the former Prime Minister as 'Maun'Mohan Singh.

The Congress asked on Twitter, "Is it too much to expect Maun Modi, who had promised to be the chowkidar of the nation, to speak one word on this systematic loot of the banking system?"