BJP stages nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark about Modi’s late father
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India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party staged nationwide protests on Monday, October 26, demanding an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over a remark involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father.
The controversy began during Kharge’s address at an event in Patna marking the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar’s first chief minister, Shri Krishna Singh. When an audience member interrupted him by saying, “Modi nahi jayega” (“Modi will not go”), Kharge replied, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega,” translated as “Even Modi’s father will go.” The heckler was reportedly removed by Congress workers.
Kharge had used the speech to accuse the BJP-led government and the Election Commission of manipulating electoral rolls and deleting opposition supporters through the Special Intensive Revision process. He called for opposition unity to defend voting rights and the Constitution, and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The BJP described Kharge’s response as derogatory and offensive toward Modi’s late father. Party workers demonstrated in Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra and several other states.
In Bengaluru, police temporarily detained BJP leaders and workers after they attempted to march beyond the designated protest area at Freedom Park. Demonstrators in Bengaluru, Chennai and elsewhere demanded an apology from Kharge.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Remove “unconditional public” from the final sentence so the demand is accurately attributed across the cited protests. - "Demonstrators in Bengaluru, Chennai and elsewhere demanded an unconditional public apology from Kharge.": The sources say Bengaluru protesters demanded an unconditional public apology, but the Chennai report says only that protesters demanded an apology.
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BJP stages nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark about Modi’s late father
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party staged nationwide protests on Monday, October 26, demanding an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over a remark involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father.
The controversy began during Kharge’s address at an event in Patna marking the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar’s first chief minister, Shri Krishna Singh. When an audience member interrupted him by saying, “Modi nahi jayega” (“Modi will not go”), Kharge replied, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega,” translated as “Even Modi’s father will go.” The heckler was reportedly removed by Congress workers.
Kharge had used the speech to accuse the BJP-led government and the Election Commission of manipulating electoral rolls and deleting opposition supporters through the Special Intensive Revision process. He called for opposition unity to defend voting rights and the Constitution, and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The BJP described Kharge’s response as derogatory and offensive toward Modi’s late father. Party workers demonstrated in Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra and several other states.
In Bengaluru, police temporarily detained BJP leaders and workers after they attempted to march beyond the designated protest area at Freedom Park. Demonstrators in Bengaluru, Chennai and elsewhere demanded an unconditional public apology from Kharge.
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