BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari has strongly condemned Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge‘s remarks about the BJP-RSS, calling them “inciteful” and urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take action.
Speaking to ANI, Bhandari said, “Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement is to incite the people of Maharashtra against BJP and its supporters…It has been proven again today that if the Congress-MVA govt comes to power, there will be a threat to the lives of the people who do not support them. Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement is inciteful and ECI should take cognisance of this. ECI should take action against this.”
Bhandari’s criticism comes after Kharge made comments that allegedly linked the BJP and RSS to divisive politics.
Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Sangli on Sunday, Mallikarjun Kharge said that the BJP-RSS is like a “poison” and termed them as “politically most dangerous” in India.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the ruling BJP and its alliance over the ‘blank constitution row,’ saying while the Constitution may remain blank to the BJP and RSS, but, for the Congress and INDIA bloc, it is “DNA of the country.”
“This fight is a ‘Vichardhara ki Ladai’ (fight of ideology), on one side there is Congress and INDI alliance and on the other side there is BJP-RSS,” said Rahul Gandhi while addressing a rally in Maharashtra.
“Ye jo ladai hai ye vichardhara ki ladai hai, ek taraf Congress and INDI alliance and dusri taraf BJP RSS. We (INDIA bloc) say that the country should run through the constitution and the Prime Minister says that it is blank book with nothing written on it. This book is only blank for the RSS-BJP, for us, this is the DNA of the country,” said Rahul Gandhi.
The Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place on November 20, votes will be counted on November 23.
In the 2019 Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena secured 56, and Congress 44. In 2014, the BJP won 122 seats, Shiv Sena 63, and Congress 42.
