'PAs of ex-Ministers heading party': BJP's Gourav Vallabh jabs Congress

• Former Congress spokesperson, Gourav Vallabh takes jibe at the party after joining BJP
• Without directly naming, Vallabh mocks at Congress' senior leader Jairam Ramesh
• Says, "party is being run by PAs of former Union Ministers"

Days after joining the BJP, former Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on Sunday launched a targetted attack on Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh and said people who have not even contested for class monitor election are handling the party now.

Gourav didn't name Jairam Ramesh in his interview but asserted that he was talking about the same person after the interviewer took Jairam Ramesh's name.

"When I joined the Congress, they had 42 MPs thinking that they would encourage new thoughts. For example, the Congress manifesto for the last 30 years has been made by the same person. Had that person's ideas been strong, the party would not have come to this situation," Gourav Vallabh said.

The former Congress leader said the party is now being handled by the PAs of the former Union ministers.

"PAs do not know how to contest election. They probably do not know Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are different states. They will be confused if you ask them this. If you ask them where Jalor, Sarohi are, they will say probably Madhya Pradesh or Chhattisgarh. This is their knowledge. Ground connection is extremely weak," Gourav added.