New Delhi: Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Congress MLA Priyank Kharge for his “Naalayak Son” remark for PM Narendra Modi. BJP replied back for the remark and went on to approach EC for the alleged remark made by Priyank Kharge. The incident came after Priyank’s father and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge allegedly called PM Modi a ‘poisonous snake’.
Karnataka BJP files complaint with election commission against Congress MLA Priyank Kharge for his “Naalayak Son” jibe at PM Modi.#KarnatakaElections2023
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2023
Addressing the public, Priyank Kharge took a jibe at PM Modi’s ‘son from the Banjara community sitting in Delhi’ remark in Kalaburgi. He asked that with such a useless son (nalayak beta) how will the house be run?
कलबुर्गी :- कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे के बेटे और कांग्रेस विधायक प्रियांक खड़गे ने पीएम मोदी की तुलना नालायक बेटे से की, कुछ दिन पहले मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे ने पीएम मोदी को कहा था जहरीला सांप pic.twitter.com/z0z6cRnvhs
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Priyank faced a backlash for his statement as BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje called him out and BJP President JP Nadda called Congress ‘mentally bankrupt’. BJP leaders across Karnataka and central command took a jibe at Congress for the remark and leaders, including PM Modi himself, have made such remarks against the Prime Minister an issue in the state ahead of the Assembly Elections.
Election Commission is expected to look into the matter and there might be some problems for Congress ahead.
Earlier, when Mallikarjun Kharge made the ‘poisonous snake’ remark, he issued a clarification that it was not targeted towards PM Modi but was for the ideology carried by RSS and BJP. Mallikarjun also addressed the media on the ongoing issue and said that Priyank did not target PM Modi, the statement was for the MP who abused him.
#WATCH | He (Priyank Kharge) never said, don’t put these things in his mouth. He attacked the parliament member who abused him. So don’t put in his mouth these words for Modi. Everywhere this is going purposely: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Priyank Kharge’s statement… pic.twitter.com/NuvMTgp4mu
— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2023
There have been such remarks from both sides as BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, in a public meeting, called former Congress President Sonia Gandhi ‘vishkanya’ (venomous woman).
Karnataka Assembly Polls will be conducted on May 10 while the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
