The BJP has announced a nationwide protest on Monday (October 26, 2026) against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “indecent and offensive” remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mr. Modi’s late father, triggered a sharp reaction from senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who accused the principal Opposition, under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, of increasingly resorting to personal attacks against Mr. Modi and his family. The Bihar BJP also will hold protest march and effigy burning against Mr. Kharge’s statement. He also accused the Congress of repeatedly using abusive language against the Prime Minister and his family.
Kharge’s remarks at a Patna event on Sunday (October 25, 2026), in which he dragged Mr.
Criticising the “ Modi ka baap bhi jayega [even Modi’s father will go]” comment, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Mr. Kharge has “torn apart all norms of decorum”. “In protest against the insulting, indecent, and offensive remarks made by the Congress national president in Patna regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father, the BJP will stage strong demonstrations tomorrow (Monday) across all state headquarters in the country,” the BJP said in a statement. The BJP accused Kharge of violating political decorum and said the language used by the senior leader resembled that of a “mafia gang”. Earlier reporting noted: “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has today torn apart all norms of decorum by making an indecent remark about Modi ji’s father in Patna,” Shah said in a post in Hindi on X.
Earlier reporting noted: Union home minister Amit Shah criticised Kharge, saying his remark about Modi’s father crossed the limits of decency. The march will beging at party headquerters in Patna. (With inputs from PTI) Earlier reporting noted: ‘Mafia’: BJP attacks Congress after Kharge’s ‘baap’ remark targeting PM Modi The Congress has drawn sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after party president Mallikarjun Kharge made a remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Bihar, on Sunday.
