New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded an apology from the Congress over the party’s president Mallikarjun Kharge’s controversial comments on Monday.
Kharge made the remarks at a rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar while he was hitting out at the NJP for mocking former congress Preiset Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra as “Bharat todo (Divide India)”.
Kharge also slammed the BJP govt for not allowing discussion on the border clash with China in the Parliament.
Here is what Kharge said at a rally:
#WATCH हमने देश को आज़ादी दिलाई और देश की एकता के लिए इंदिरा और राजीव गांधी ने अपनी जान की क़ुर्बानी दी। हमारे पार्टी के नेताओं ने अपनी जान दी, आपने क्या किया? आपके घर में कोई देश के लिए कुत्ता तक मरा है? क्या(किसी ने) कोई क़ुर्बानी दी है? नहीं:कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे pic.twitter.com/faoHQMGZM0
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 19, 2022
BJP demands apology
Following his controversial statement, the Bhartiya Janata Party has demanded an apology from the Congress president.
I can’t believe that Cong president Mallikarjun Kharge could stoop so low&use such objectionable remarks. He should understand his responsibilities as a leader of a political party. We’re not enemies,we’re rivals. It’s distasteful, unfortunate&uncalled for: Union Min Kiren Rijiju https://t.co/w6oj03g0av pic.twitter.com/Eof9dmk3Qr
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
#WATCH | …I don’t want to speak much about it. But what is Kharge thinking about himself & his party? This is duplicate Congress. Mahatma Gandhi had said about disbanding Congress. Rahul Gandhi is going ahead in getting that done soon: Parliamentary Affairs Min on M Kharge https://t.co/w6oj02YX8v pic.twitter.com/tuRtNMstJk
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
We strongly condemn the statement made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajasthan yesterday. It’s an Italian Congress which is running today. It is being said that he is a rubber stamp president: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi pic.twitter.com/67unJ92jvh
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022
As demand for an apology triggered chaos in the House, Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said the remark was made outside parliament.
Kharge response to BJP apology demand:
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge while responding to BJP’s apology demand in the House said that he made the comment during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan’s Alwar was outside the House. He said there is no need to discuss his remark in the House. Kharge also said he can still say that BJP had no role in the freedom struggle.
He also said, “They are ‘maafi maangne waale log’…What role did you play?”
“I said Indira Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed themselves. Who among you gave your life for unity of this country?,” he said.
