It was Modi who went & ate biriyani in Pakistan: Tarun Gogoi

GUWAHATI: A day after BJP leader Ram Madhav stated the Congress would possibly win an election in Pakistan if it contests from there, former Assam leader minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday stated it used to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi who "ate biryani" there and sent a "love letter" to his counterpart in the neighbouring country.

The senior Congress leader additionally slammed Modi for the "neglect" shown to the veterans in the BJP.

"It was Modi who wrote a love letter to Pakistan Prime Minister. He went to eat biryani and enjoyed birthday there, but accusing us," Gogoi stated at a press convention here.

The three-time leader minister used to be referring to a question on BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav's touch upon Sunday that the Congress would possibly win an election in Pakistan in the event that they contest from there as the opposition birthday party is "banking only on the neigh bouring country and lies."

"It was Congress government which bifurcated Pakistan and created two nations. These comments by BJP are nothing but just an attempt to deviate public attention from the real issues - jobs crisis, farmers distress, corruption and deposit of 15 lakh in our accounts," Gogoi stated.