The controversy stems from a programme organised in Patna to mark the birth anniversary of Bihar’s first Chief Minister, Shri Krishna Singh. During the event, Kharge reportedly remarked, “Even Modi’s father will go,” after a person present at the programme said that PM Modi would go somewhere. Kharge responded angrily, triggering a political row that the BJP has now taken up as a major issue.
The BJP has called on the Congress president to apologise unconditionally, arguing that political differences should not be turned into personal insults. BJP workers are staging protests across the country, with demonstrations planned at every district headquarters.
In Patna, the BJP has announced a protest march from its state office to Income Tax Golambar, followed by the burning of an effigy. The demonstrations are part of the party’s nationwide response to Kharge’s remarks.
BJP leaders have accused Kharge of using language they say was previously associated with hooligans and criminals. The party described the remark as a sign of the Congress’s “ideological bankruptcy” and alleged that the Congress was beginning to resemble a “mafia gang” rather than a political party.
BJP president Nitin Nabin also reacted to the controversy, saying that the people of the country were closely watching this kind of “indecent politics” and would give an appropriate response when the time came.
Meanwhile, Kharge is facing a further challenge as a complaint has been filed against him at a police station in Patna. The complaint adds a legal dimension to the controversy, which has escalated from remarks made at a public programme into a nationwide political confrontation, with the BJP demanding an apology and organising protests against the Congress president.
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