Priyanka Gandhi Vadra lashed out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his remark on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, saying that the government's job is to improve economy and not to run 'comedy circus'.
Goyal made the remarks at a media briefing held at Pune where he went to campaign for BJP for the upcoming Assembly elections.
He made the remark in a tweet he put out to congratulate Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee for winning the Economics Nobel prize.
He, however, insisted that Rahul Gandhi should continue as the Congress President. "The party could consider appointing a series of regional working presidents to assist him," the former Union Minister said.
From Kannur, Gandhi will make a whirlwind visit to five assembly constituencies in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
Rahul Gandhi also visited the residence and family of departed Congress leader KM Mani.
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar had accused the Congress of promising the moon to win elections.
Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are united as one party borrows populist ideas from the other while trying to outdo each other.
Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday began a three-day election tour of Amethi, Raebareli and Ayodhya.
Rahul Gandhi announced a Minimum Income Guarantee scheme called NYAY under which 25 crore poor people will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if his party is voted to power at the Centre.
