Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took a pointy jab at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday by referring to him as “Modi ka chela,” which interprets to “disciple of Narendra Modi.”
Kharge additional criticised Sarma, suggesting that he harbors concern in direction of the Dalits, minorities, and backward courses within the nation.
Kharge’s feedback come amidst a collection of allegations and counter-allegations between him and the ruling occasion. He has accused PM Modi of distorting information and has vehemently denied ever mentioning Modi’s father in his speeches.
Moreover, Kharge has criticized Modi for portraying himself as poor regardless of his lengthy tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat and subsequently as Prime Minister, suggesting this narrative is a ploy to garner sympathy throughout elections.
He additionally alleges that Modi has an overarching management over numerous sectors, together with ports and airports, and accuses him of privatising public belongings and dealing within the pursuits of a choose few billionaires, thereby pushing the populace in direction of servitude.
The criticism by Congress chief got here after an alleged assault on the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by him in Assam. The incident reportedly concerned BJP employees focusing on the yatra, prompting Rahul Gandhi to sentence the assault.
Kharge stated, “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will cross 15 states…The Yatra earlier than this was undertaken from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. At the moment, no stone pelting occurred anyplace. No makes an attempt have been made to scare off…Why is that this taking place in Assam? As a result of he (Assam CM) is the ‘chela’ of PM Modi. He listens to what Shah says. He scares the Dalits, minorities & backward class of the nation. By scaring folks, he’s engaged on the subsequent election”.
In his handle, Kharge used a cat analogy to depict the strained connection between Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress, saying, “That is like ‘meri billi mujhse hello meow’ (my cat meows at me). We’ve got seen a number of such folks. We’ll by no means be scared and that is Congress’ promise”.
Earlier at present, the Congress occasion alleged that BJP employees manhandled the automobile of senior chief Jairam Ramesh and digicam individuals accompanying the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam’s Sonitpur district.
This comes after the occasion claimed that employees of the BJP’s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), carried out a focused assault on automobiles belonging to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) in Assam’s Lakhimpur district on Saturday.
The yatra, led by Rahul Gandhi, began in Manipur on January 14 and can conclude in Mumbai in March, masking 6,713 km throughout 67 days and 110 districts in 15 states. The Assam leg, masking 833 km, is scheduled till January 25.
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