The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (October 26, 2026) staged nationwide protests against what it described as “derogatory” remarks made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father.
BJP workers held demonstrations in Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, demanding a public apology from the Congress leadership.
In Delhi, BJP leaders and workers protested near Sena Bhawan Circle and on Rajaji Marg, close to Mr. Kharge’s residence. State BJP president and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra, along with other party leaders, participated in the protest. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak demanded an apology from the Congress leadership over the remarks. In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, a demonstration was organised under the leadership of State BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Union Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal also voiced their objections. “Congress has no base left in the state. The party has already been wiped out. Agitators also tore pictures of Kharge and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding an apology from the Congress and its senior leadership.
In Bihar’s Patna, party workers took out a “Jan Akrosh March” under the leadership of State BJP chief Sanjay Saraogi. In Jammu & Kashmir, workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha also expressed their outrage, while a “dharna” was held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru. Voters will give a befitting reply to the party in the upcoming assembly polls,” said BJP’s chief state spokesperson Dinesh Pratap Singh.
Earlier reporting noted: In the state capital, the ruling party staged a protest and marched from Lalji Tandon’s statue beside Hanuman Mandir in Hazratganj to the Gandhi statue at GPO. Earlier reporting noted: BJP Lucknow district chief Anand Dwivedi led the protest during which party workers carried placards condemning Kharge’s remarks. Earlier reporting noted: Kharge’s remarks against Modi: BJP holds protests across UP, seeks apology from Congress Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged demonstrations across Uttar Pradesh on Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
