Kharge to PM: Your leaders making violent statements against LoP, impose decorum

“Crores of Congress workers and leaders are very agitated and worried about this matter. Due to such hate-mongering forces, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi had to sacrifice their lives. This political behavior of ruling party is most rude example in democratic history,” said Kharge.

Kharge wrote that he expects the PM to “impose discipline and decorum on your leaders”. “Strict legal action should be taken for such statements so that Indian politics can be prevented from becoming degenerate. Nothing untoward happens,” he said. “I trust that you will take the required action to ensure that these leaders immediately stop making violent statements,” he said.

Reacting to PM Modi’s statement that the Congress was “rattled” because of his participation in Ganesh Puja, Congress MP and general secretary in-charge of organisation K C Venugopal said “the difference between true bhakti and misuse of religion for politics is not hidden from anyone”.

“Just when Maharashtra elections are around the corner, the non-biological PM decides to go with an elaborate camera crew, in full Maharashtrian attire, for the Ganesh Puja… Not only that, this is to the CJI’s house, in contravention of all principles of judicial separation. Did the PM not think about what message is going across,” Venugopal said.

In his post on X, the Congress leader said “such proximity between the chiefs of the executive and the judiciary raises doubts about the PM’s intentions”. “The BJP-RSS’ disregard for institutional integrity and constitutional values is well known, which raises further questions about why the PM chose to make this visit,” he wrote. “Mr Prime Minister, stop misusing Lord Ganesha to deflect from the genuine questions raised about your impropriety,” he said.