Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he will reply with love to prime minister Narendra Modi's hatred towards him and his family.
Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh's Una, he also flayed Modi government over demonetisation and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Modi may spread hatred against me and late PMs Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, but I will repay with love, he said.
In the last few days, the Modi has referred to alleged corruption during Rajiv Gandhi's term as prime minister.
The anti-Sikh riots in 1984, around the time Rajiv Gandhi took over as PM, have also figured in his speeches.
The meeting in Una, in support of the party's Hamirpur candidate Ram Lal Thakur, was the first poll rally addressed by Rahul Gandhi in the state, which goes to the polls in the last phase.
In his 25-minute speech, the Congress president said demonetisation had hit people's lives.
Terming GST as Gabbar Singh Tax, Rahul Gandhi said it destroyed the businesses of many traders. He alleged that the Modi government takes care of only 15 rich families in the country.
Congress MLA Ram Lal Thakur is pitted against sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur in Hamirpur.
The Congress chief is scheduled to address two more rallies in the state next week, in Solan for the Shimla Lok Sabha seat and in Mandi.