Amit Shah asks 'directionless' Congress to search for Rahul Gandhi

Taking a dig at the Congress Party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Friday said that a depressed and directionless opposition should search for its missing leaders rather than blaming the ruling dispensation at the Centre.

"The opposition is depressed and directionless today. They are looking for errors which don't even exist. They talk about a blame that doesn't exist. The president said don't search for errors and blames that don't exist, if you want search, search for your leader," he said, while briefing the media about the discussions which took place in the BJP's national executive.

Emphasising on the BJP government's commitment to farmers, Shah said it fought for their interest in the WTO to ensure that they continue to enjoy Minimum Support Price fixed by the Centre and alleged that the previous UPA regime had agreed to stop giving MSP after 2016. "We fought against it and ensured that the WTO agreed to it," he said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had earlier on Thursday said that her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi would be back soon from his sabbatical.

Last month, Rahul Gandhi sought leave from the Parliament to introspect on his party's declining fortunes, setting off speculation of a long-awaited change in the party.