Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM over objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the inappropriate and threatening remarks made by leaders of the ruling BJP and its allies on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In the letter, Kharge pointed out the rising hostility and violent rhetoric in Indian political discourse.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Kharge said, “Narendra Modi ji, first of all, let me wish you a very happy birthday. With this, I want to draw your attention to an issue which is directly related to democracy and the Constitution of India. You would be aware that a series of highly objectionable, violent and rude statements have been made against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. I have to say with sadness that the violent language used by the leaders of the BJP and your alliance parties is dangerous for the future.”

“The world is shocked that the Union Minister of State for Railways, a minister from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, are calling the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha ‘number one terrorist’. An MLA from an alliance party in your government in Maharashtra is announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh to the person who ‘cuts off the tongue’ of the Leader of the Opposition. A BJP leader and former MLA in Delhi is threatening to make his fate meet like Dadi,” said Congress president Kharge.