Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday invoked Lord Ram while attacking the BJP over the Ayodhya temple theft row , saying he should “open his eyes” and punish those who allegedly looted wealth in his name.
Speaking in Patna, Kharge also targeted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling the fight against it a “second war of independence” and urging the people of Bihar to support a nationwide movement against the exercise. “We demand that all elections be conducted on ballot papers, SIR halted immediately, assembly polls held in last two years annulled”, Kharge added. He also accused the BJP-RSS of undermining the legacy of Bihar’s stalwarts, including Rajendra Prasad, and alleged that “jungle raj” was prevailing in the state. Kharge also said there would be no peace in the country as long as the RSS ideology persisted. Referring to the alleged ‘suddhikaran’ (purification) incident targeting him, he said Nadda had promised an inquiry into the matter. “We need to find those involved in carrying out ‘suddhikaran ‘,”Kharge said, adding that an FIR was instead filed against Rahul Gandhi when he visited Haldwani.
