What is that poor, asks Sitharaman as she targets Rahul Gandhi for 'poverty state of mind' remark

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked "What is that poor that you are talking about?" 

The Rajya Sabha witnessed uproar on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked "What is that poor that you are talking about?"

Without naming any leader, Nirmala Sitharaman said, "The former [Congress] president said the poverty does not mean the scarcity of food, money or material things. If one possesses self-confidence, then one can overcome it, said the Congress leader. He said it's a state of mind."

Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks triggered an uproar by the Opposition in the Upper House. Following the ruckus, the finance minister took a dig at the Congress again with a Tamil proverb that meant "During rain, nobody knows where the frog is, but it does make sounds, so they know where it is."

Nirmala Sitharaman launched a scathing attack on the Congress while replying on the Union Budget 2022 on Friday. Her statement came days after the Congress said that the Union Budget has nothing for the middle class, poor and farmers.