Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday used Gen Z terminology in the Lok Sabha as he sharpened the government’s attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Singh accused Gandhi of being driven by ‘FOMO — “fear of missing out” — over his ambition to become Prime Minister.

Singh’s remarks came when the Lok Sabha was discussing a tougher anti-paper leak legislation. Singh, who is also the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences,  said the Opposition leader “feared that he was MIA (missing in action). This is as per Gen Z language. He had FOMO (fear of missing out)”, the minister said, drawing attention to the phrase more commonly associated with social media culture than parliamentary proceedings.

Singh added, “His (Rahul Gandhi’s) dream to become PM came out during the last few days.”

A day earlier, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj had used ‘clock it’ in her Parliament speech to describe the Modi government’s active interventions. Calling the Bill a “transformative amendment”, Swaraj said “Modiji clocked it and provided a legislative solution (to the exam leak issue)”.

Singh also recounted the Rahul Gandhi-led July 21 sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s house.