The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit back at the Opposition amid a political firestorm over Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi made at an event in Patna a day earlier.
Modi Kahi Nahi Jaayega (Modi won’t go anywhere). A ruckus broke out during Congress leader Kharge’s address at the 139th birth anniversary celebration of Dr. Insulting the Hon’ble Prime Minister and his late father is not political courage. It is a shameful and arrogant disregard for public decency and the people’s mandate. It exposes the mind-set of silver-spoon elite that cannot accept a leader who rose through the democratic process and successively earned the mandate of millions,” Chadha wrote on the social media platform.
The ruling party, in a post on X, said, “Sorry to break it to you, all anti-Indian forces, BUT… Earlier reporting noted: Speaking at the 139th birth anniversary celebration of Bihar’s first chief minister, Shri Krishna Singh, Kharge responded to a heckler who said – “Modi kahin nahin jayega” (Modi will not go anywhere) – by saying “Modi ka baap bhi jayega, baap bhi jayega (Even his father will go).”
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Shameful, arrogant’: Raghav Chadha slams Kharge’s ‘baap’ remark for PM Modi As the Bharatiya Janata Party launches a nationwide protest over Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Rajya Sabha MP and new BJP leader Raghav Chadha has also condemned the incident. Earlier reporting noted: “Strongly condemn these remarks. Shri Krishna Singh in Bihar’s Patna on Sunday.
During his speech, Kharge criticised PM Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideology followed by the BJP, as HT reported earlier .
During the address, a person present at the event said that PM Modi would not go anywhere. Responding to the remark, the Congress president said, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega.” (with inputs from agencies)
