Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's car was pelted with stones today during his visit to a flood-affected town in Gujarat, but he escaped unhurt. <br/><br/>Banaskantha Superintendent of Police Neeraj Badgujar said, a man threw stones at Mr Gandhi's car, breaking its rear glass when he on his way to the helipad in Dhanera. He said, the accused has been detained.<br/><br/>Earlier, Mr Rahul Gandhi made a brief speech in Lal Chowk area of the town in Banaskantha district after protesters showed black flags to him. Congress MLA from the area is in Bengaluru as part of the party legislators who have been flown to the southern city ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha polls.<br/><br/> Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi accused the BJP of carrying out the attack. He said that several cars in the convoy were damaged.<br/><br/>The BJP, on the other hand, termed Mr Gandhi's visit to flood-hit Gujarat as an example of his photo-opportunity-politics and played down protests targeting him, saying the opposition party should respect people's emotions. <br/><br/>Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said, Congress should not abuse people who are tired of its politics.<br/><br/>Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has his finger on the pulse of some key issues but his activities have not been reported fairly in the media. <br/><br/>He said, Mr Gandhi was in Mandsaur during farmers' revolt, and he was first to identify the unrest on campuses.