PM Narendra Modi lacks guts to face Congress in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi lacks guts to face Congress in Parliament, said Rahul Gandhi to up his fight against BJP in poll bound state Karnataka.

The parliament proceedings, which ended without transecting business for 22 days, were stalled by NDA allies, blamed Rahul Gandhi.

"Modi knows that we'll tear him to shreds over the banking scams and corruption in his government," he told reporters at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).

He added: "Time is running out for Modi and his government. The BJP's decline will start from Karnataka followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan. In 2019, we will remove the BJP from the Centre. Four years ago, people gave Modi a blank cheque hoping that he'll do good for the country. But, he failed miserably. In return, India got atrocities and oppressions against the poor and Dalits. Now, the mood has changed. India doesn't trust Modi anymore."

Rahul Gandhi also attacked Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah for comparing Congress leaders to animals.

"There are two non-animals in the country, one is Modi and the other is Shah. Barring them we are all animals. This is disrespectful.

"One can easily make out that from Modi's face while Shah is so tensed that he ended up praising Karnataka's roads as the best in the country at a function in Maharashtra recently. It's strange but true that the BJP president is campaigning for the Congress," Rahul quipped.