If Rahul Gandhi is needed in Spain or Sweden, let him be, says BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi

NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday took a swipe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for not being in the country at the time of the catastrophic disaster in Uttarakhand.

"If he is needed so badly in Spain or Sweden or another foreign country, let him be!," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said when reporters sought her response about Rahul's absence at this point in time.

The Congress, however, termed the opposition party's interest in the whereabouts of its vice-president as irrelevant. The BJP's jibe at Rahul came on a day when Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi reached Uttrakhand to oversee the evacuation of pilgrims from the state who were stranded in the Uttarakhand.