Amethi (Uttar Pradesh): In what could be music to the Opposition ears, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said there were excesses during the Emergency, which were wrong.

Replying to questions from reporters, the young MP, who is currently on a four-day visit to his constituency, said that his opinion was that it was a "very complicated" situation during the emergency and "there were excesses which were wrong".

To another question, Gandhi took a dim view of the performance of the Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in the State saying that its rule was bereft of any development work.

Asked why Congress leadership was still supporting the Mulayam Government, he said, "It is a question of what the Congress leadership perceives. Congress leadership is not stupid. Congress leadership is acting the way it is acting for a particular reason."