Rahul accuses Modi of tapping women's phones in Gujarat

April 15, 2014 16:55

In an apparent reference to the snooping scandal, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today attacked Narendra Modi alleging that the Gujarat Chief Minister, who spoke about women empowerment, was "tapping" phones of women in the state.

"The Gujarat Chief Minister taps phones of women. The police in the state stalk women. They should first learn to respect women before talking about their empowerment," Rahul said while addressing an election rally in Pune in support of Congress candidate Vishwajeet Kadam.

Claiming that the BJP-ruled states had a dismal record of women welfare in contrast with that of Congress, Rahul alleged that 20,000 women had "disappeared" from Chhattisgarh.

"We have endeavoured to empower women, but the BJP opposed the women's reservation bill," he contended.

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