Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, questioning his leadership, political ambitions and the party’s electoral prospects while setting the tone for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections in 2027.

Addressing a gathering in Chandigarh, Shah took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukaan’ slogan, alleging that the Congress leader was spreading hatred instead of love.

“Rahul ji, you will find nothing but hatred in your shop of love,” Shah said, turning one of Gandhi’s prominent political slogans into an attack on the Congress leadership.

Slamming Rahul Gandhi’s mock Parliament exercise, Shah suggested that the Congress leader had devised a new political strategy to fulfil his ambition of becoming prime minister.

“Rahul Gandhi wants to become Prime Minister, and that is why he has found a new way by organising a mock Parliament. Rahul ji, you can continue to remain Prime Minister in your mock Parliament. Your dream of becoming the Prime Minister of the country, however, will not be fulfilled,” Shah said.

Shah also predicted another electoral setback for the Congress, referring to its poor performance in Delhi. He pointed out that the party had failed to open its account in the last three Delhi Assembly elections and claimed it would face the same