BJP launches nationwide protest against Mallikarjun Kharge over remarks on PM Modi
The BJP has announced nationwide protests against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge following remarks he made during a public programme in Patna. The controversy erupted after Kharge’s response to an audience member during a speech on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. BJP leaders, including Amit Shah and J.P. Nadda, accused Kharge of crossing the limits of political decorum and…
On October 26, 2026, Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal defended party president Mallikarjun Kharge's remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the statement was an ideological attack, not a personal one. Venugopal said, "Ideologically, of these Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] people, the parent is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [RSS], and Kharge ji means that only." This clarification came after Kharge's remark, which had been perceived as targeting Modi personally.
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