{
  "id": 16497175,
  "title": "BJP slams Kharge's remarks against PM Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/bjp-slams-kharges-remarks-against-pm-modi",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T16:06:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-slams-mallikarjun-kharges-remarks-against-pm-modi-says-congress-seems-more-like-mafia/articleshow/135194091.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticized Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the opposition Congress party, for his disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing Kharge during a function to mark the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar's first chief minister, Shrikrishna Singh, Kharge made inflammatory statements, saying that the Congress will send those involved in alleged irregularities in the SIR process to jail. He further directed his remarks at Modi, saying \"Let alone Modi, even his father will go.\"\n\nBJP chief Nitin Nabin condemned Kharge's remarks, stating that such unparliamentary language is a reflection of the Congress party's ideological bankruptcy, akin to a mafia gang. Nabin emphasized that the people of the country closely watch this indecent politics and will respond accordingly. He also noted that dragging departed family members into speeches has become the Congress's culture.\n\nHome Minister Amit Shah echoed these sentiments, saying Kharge's remark about Modi's father breached decorum. He accused the Congress party of repeatedly using abusive language against Modi and his family, including insults towards his mother, branding him the \"merchant of death,\" and mocking his poverty by calling him \"chaiwala.\" Shah alleged that under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, the Congress party's desperation and frustration have led to a constant cycle of slander, with no substantive issues or policy left.\n\nUnion minister J P Nadda also condemned Kharge's remarks, accusing the Congress of venting political resentment following repeated electoral defeats. He emphasized that such language reveals a profound lack of political decorum and insults the people of the country. Nadda urged the Congress to realize that trust cannot be gained through hatred and humiliation.\n\nBJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that Kharge's comments were prompted by Rahul Gandhi, suggesting that the Congress party is frustrated by its electoral failures. Patra said the Congress must understand that the trust of the people cannot be won through a politics of hatred and humiliation. BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned Kharge's remarks as shameful and undignified, demanding apologies from both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Prasad predicted the Congress party's imminent downfall, stating that the people of the country are watching and will respond appropriately, citing recent electoral outcomes.",
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