Thank you for recognizing Congress role in nation building: Rahul Gandhi to Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for recognizing Congress' role in nation building.

"Sushmaji, thank you for finally recognising Congress governments' great vision and legacy of setting up IITs and IIMs," said Gandhi on Twitter.

Sushma Swaraj on Saturday complimented role of previous government in helping build India advanced in technology with IITs and IIMs.

She showcased the demonetisation drive and introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as successes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

She said: "There have been many governments under many parties during 70 years of Indian freedom for we have been a sustained democracy. Every government has done its bit for India's development."