Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost his mental balance as he sleeps only for a few hours, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said, adding the PM needs medical treatment.
Baghel's swipe at Modi came days after the prime minister at a rally in Amethi said that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi had died as "Bhrashtachari Number 1".
"Rajiv Gandhi ji passed away years ago, talking about him and that too during elections shows Modi ji has lost mental balance. He needs medical treatment. He says he only gets to sleep for 3 to 4 hours. Those who don't get enough sleep tend to lose their mental balance," Baghel said on Monday while addressing a presser here.
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"Your father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrashtachari No 1," Modi had said, apparently referring to the Bofors scam in which Rajiv Gandhi was alleged to have received kickbacks from Swedish defence manufacturer, Bofors for the sale of artillery guns to India.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991 by Sri Lanka-based Liberation Tiger of Tamil Elam (LTTE).
Meanwhile, talking about the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Baghel asserted that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government will be formed at the Centre and party president Rahul Gandhi will become the next Prime Minister.
When asked who will be the next Prime Minister of the country, Baghel said, "UPA will form the government and Rahul Gandhi ji will become the Prime Minister."
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Before Baghel, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda, DMK president MK Stalin and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had pitched for Gandhi's name as a prime ministerial candidate.
(With ANI inputs)
