Mallikarjun Kharge responded angrily to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the public verbal fight that erupted after the BJP leader referred to the Congress as a party run by “urban naxals.” The head of the Congress referred to the BJP as a “terrorist party.” The Congress president launched a vicious attack on the BJP, claiming that it was “lynching people” and “committing atrocities against the scheduled castes, especially the tribals.”
“BJP is a party of terrorists,” said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge launched a vicious attack on the ruling party, claiming, “This is his habit of calling progressive people urban naxals. The party he leads itself is a terrorist party. They do lynching, hit people, urinate in the mouths of people from scheduled castes, rape tribal people, they also support those people who do all these.”
He continued. saying, “Then they blame others; PM Modi has no right to say this. Atrocities against members of scheduled castes, particularly tribal people, are carried out wherever his regime is in power. Then he continues to talk about atrocities….it is your government; you can control it.”
BJP earlier accused the Congress of robbing the poor. “They (Congress) think their agenda to divide the country will fail if we all unite,” Prime Minister Modi remarked at a rally while launching projects.
“All those who are against India’s emergence as a powerful country are close to the Congress,” PM Modi said.
BJP on remarks made by Congress president Kharge
The national spokesperson for the BJP, Shehzad Poonawalla, challenged the president of the Congress by stating, “They (the Congress) are saying that the people have elected terrorists. They have consistently abused PM Modi with such words. They are mistreating both the people and the OBC Samaj. This demonstrates the nature and genetic makeup of Congress. Muslims were granted reservations made for SC/ST at Jamia and AMU. The most anti-Dalit party is the Congress.”