Rahul had visited Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh last month to pay homage to six persons who were killed in police firing during a farmers' agitation last year.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Mandsaur to meet farmers, and said that he does not even know how an onion grows.
"A 'bhaiya' (Gandhi) recently visited Mandsaur. He himself said I am ready to become prime minister. Who is making you PM? He hardly knows how a chilli grows, upward or downward, and has no idea whether onion grows above the ground or below," Chouhan said while addressing a gathering.
Rahul had visited Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh last month to pay homage to six persons who were killed in police firing during a farmers' agitation last year.
Earlier on May this year, Gandhi said that he will become the Prime Minister if the party emerges as largest in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Speaking at a gathering of prominent personalities in Bengaluru, when asked if he will become the Prime Minister, the Congress chief said that it depends on how well the Congress party does.
"If the Congress party is the biggest party, yes," said Rahul.
In September last year, when he was Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi had said he was "absolutely ready" to be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 general elections.
The Chief Minister's earlier on Saturday kicked off his "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" from Ujjain. The yatra was flagged off by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah.
Before starting his journey, Chouhan offered prayers at Ujjain's famous Mahakaleshwar temple to seek blessings from the God.
During the yatra which will conclude on September 25, the chief minister is expected to address several rallies covering all the 230 Assembly segments in the state. The yatra is aimed at reaching and connecting with voters in all assembly segments of Madhya Pradesh before polls.
It is to be noted that the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh are due later this year.
While the BJP is eyeing fourth consecutive term in the state, the opposition Congress is making effort to regain power in the state after 15 years.
(With ANI Inputs)
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