Congress 'a death chamber of dissent, democracy': Puri hits out at Rahul

Puri's fierce attack on Gandhi in a series of tweets comes in the middle of an intense war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the Facebook row

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Monday, saying the Congress leader should look at his party's history before speaking on democratic values as it has been "a death chamber of dissent, right to expression and internal democracy".

The "headless party" is in the midst of a "civil war" and anyone who dissents is shown the door, said Puri, who is a BJP leader.

His attack on Gandhi in a series of tweets comes in the middle of an intense war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the Facebook row.

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