Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday responded to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s alleged jibe about his “father”, saying it was not unusual for the grand old party to abuse him but this time they had gone a step ahead and brought in his father who had died 40 years ago.
“…I am doing what you like and Congress people are upset with me that why is Modi doing this? They are verbally abusing me day and night. Yesterday, Congress president attacked my father. It has been 40 years since he passed away but he verbally abused him too. What has happened to the Congress… Kharge ji, you were not like this, what has happened to you…” Modi said during a public rally in Rajasthan’s Nagaur.
#WATCH | Rajasthan Elections | In Nagaur, PM Narendra Modi says, "…I am doing what you like and Congress people are upset with me, that why is Modi doing this? They are verbally abusing me day and night. Yesterday Congress president attacked my father. It has been 40 years… pic.twitter.com/AdduOjx9uj— ANI (@ANI) November 18, 2023
A day before at a public rally in Quthbullapur village in Hyderabad, Kharge took a dig at the prime minister and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao. He said while Prime Minister Modi is a liar, “his baap (referring to KCR as his ‘father’) sitting here (in Telangana)” is also a liar and does not have the money to fulfil the promises he makes.
“PM Modi, BJP and their ‘brother’ KCR never speak the truth… the PM asked you to vote for him saying he will give Rs 15 lakh to everyone, but did he do that? No, he did not; so, he lied… that’s why we (the Congress) said PM Modi is a liar… and his ‘father’ (KCR) is here (in Telangana), he too has lied to you and said he will do this and that, but he doesn’t have the money to fulfil the promises he made…” Kharge said in Hindi.
#WATCH | Medchal-Malkajgiri, Telangana: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge says, " PM Modi, BJP and their brother KCR never speak the truth…PM said to vote for him and he would give Rs 15 lakhs to everyone, but did he give? No, so he lied…that's why we said PM Modi is a… pic.twitter.com/IW9yRSyCFx— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023
The BJP accused the Congress chief of “crossing a line” and “insulting” the PM’s father. But, as per Kharge’s speech, he was simply referring to KCR as “PM Modi’s father” when it comes to making false promises.
During his speech, Kharge further said the BJP is not in the race at all in the poll-bound state even as he alleged a conspiracy to defeat his party with the saffron camp tacitly supporting the ruling BRS. He did not stop at this but also brought in the RSS as being in “secret alliance” with the BRS and BJP. “The BRS, RSS and BJP have a secret alliance. If you vote for them, then you will go towards slavery. If you vote for the Congress, the government of poor will come,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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