'Rahul Gandhi Should Apologise for Insulting People's Mandate': BJP

New Delhi: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has hit out at the Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for their attack on the government's proposed land reforms, accusing them of spreading 'white lies'.

Here are the highlights of what he said:

• When Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi talk about the Gujarat model, we would like to ask what is the Vadra model of land acquisition?
• How many times will the Congress re-launch Rahul Gandhi? Will he be re-packaged after every electoral loss?
• Can Rahul Gandhi insult the verdict of the people? After 30 years, the people of this country have given a clear mandate to a government.
• Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the people of India for insulting the most popular mandate this country has seen.
• We condemn this brazen contempt against the popular mandate. Rahul Gandhi needs to understand India isn't a monarchy. It is governed by popular choice.
• How did the Prime Minister insult the nation in Toronto? Did the 2G scam, Coal scam not happen during the Congress regime? It is a fact.
• Where there were scams in the Congress regime, the coffers of the government are now filling up.
• 'Scam India' is becoming 'Transparent India'.
• Land ordinance was brought to benefit the farmers.
• The 2013 law will be applicable to land acquisition for corporate houses or private purposes.
• Why is Rahul Gandhi speaking a white lie by stating amendment has been done to benefit corporate houses?
• One goes abroad for introspection, the other for raising the prestige of the country. It depends on how you look at it.
• This is a government that works. Even World Bank and IMF are saying India will grow at a faster pace in China.