Terming Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “derogatory”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a protest in Shimla on Monday.
The protesters also had a scuffle with security personnel when they were stopped from burning an effigy of Congress leaders.
Earlier reporting noted: Addressing a news conference at the state BJP office, Rao termed Kharge’s reported remarks about Modi’s father at a rally in Patna despicable. Criticising the Congress’ stance against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Kumar alleged that the party was attempting to mislead the public. “The revision of electoral rolls is not a new exercise. He also accused the Congress leadership of attempting to create an atmosphere of instability and anarchy in the country. Thakur was addressing a felicitation ceremony and workers’ conference for newly elected public representatives of panchayati raj institutions at Nogli in the Rampur assembly constituency. “Development is not happening anywhere, and the economic burden is increasing by taking loan after loan. Regarding the BJP’s protest against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark, Lamba accused the PM of playing the victim card and using emotionally charged issues involving his family to gain political mileage. Challenging chief minister A Revanth Reddy, he asked him to identify eligible voters whose names had been illegally deleted in his native village, Kondareddypally.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s state headquarters in Shimla, Lamba said, “Gyanesh Kumar has disrespected democracy and the Constitution by depriving more than 13 crore citizens of their right to vote. He alleged that Congress leaders were unable to accept the rise of an ordinary chaiwala to the country’s highest political office and were abandoning political decorum after remaining out of power for over 12 years.
Similar processes have been undertaken during previous governments, including Congress-led administrations,” he said. Meanwhile, BJP’s state president Rajeev Bindal said political leaders may disagree on policies, ideologies and governance, but nobody has the right to insult anyone’s parents or family members. He alleged that the remark of Kharge reflected the Congress’’ growing “political frustration and ideological bankruptcy”. Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said that once the BJP forms the government in the state, the “anti-people decisions” of the current Congress administration will be reviewed. “The institutions which have been shut down will be restored,” he said. In such a situation, only a double-engine BJP government can provide relief from this economic mismanagement,” said Thakur. Shimla: All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba has said the party’s “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” campaign will continue until chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is removed and jailed.
Earlier reporting noted: Rao defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that Congress leaders were spreading misinformation despite the process being conducted transparently. Earlier reporting noted: Telangana BJP chief slams Kharge over remarks on Modi’s family Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Monday condemned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ’s remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s family, alleging that Congress leaders were resorting to derogatory language out of frustration over their inability to win elections.
