Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, at a rally in Bhubaneswar, warned that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi were to be re-elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, it could lead to a dictatorship with no further elections, comparing the potential scenario to Putin's rule. He described the BJP as poison and urged the public to keep away. Kharge's statements were met with criticism from BJP leaders, who accused him of projecting the Congress's history of dynastic politics onto the BJP, citing the public's rejection of such politics in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. They also reminded of past actions by Congress leaders like Indira Gandhi, who had undermined democracy, and suggested that Kharge's comments were an admission of Congress's impending defeat.
VIDEO | "Narendra Modi has been elected as PM through a democratic process. On one hand, he (Mallikarjun Kharge) is insulting the public and on the other hand, he is giving the hint that the Congress has accepted its defeat (in 2024 Lok Sabha polls)," says BJP leader… https://t.co/1zJUvQ05Nv
#WATCH | Delhi | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, "...Whatever Mallikarjun Kharge is saying, it's real meaning is that those dynastic politics under the… https://t.co/FERe0l8v81
#WATCH | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, Union Minister Nityanand Rai says, "It is Congress who keeps murdering democracy. The country had once suffered due to the policy of this… https://t.co/LL3NAplIUC
#WATCH | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, Union Minister Giriraj Singh says, "...What is in your heart, what was done by your party - why do you see others through the same view?… https://t.co/S7sQAku3rz
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has given a baseless statement. Irrespective of what he says, the truth is that dynastic politics was continuing for years under the garb of democracy. It has now been discarded by the voters totally. This dynastic politics is inching… https://t.co/oeKPQ5L5Uk
VIDEO | "Whatever Mallikarjun Kharge is saying, it's real meaning is - those (who do) dynastic politics under the garb of democracy has been totally discarded by the voters in the last (2019 Lok Sabha) elections," says BJP MP @SudhanshuTrived at a press conference in Delhi.… https://t.co/iytCaaDY5w
VIDEO | "Indira Gandhi killed the democracy in the country. And the president of the same party that killed democracy is now predicting the future. What kind of democracy do you (Mallikarjun Kharge) want if you constantly abuse the PM Modi-led government?" says Union Minister… https://t.co/pMEwXpbCcx
"Last Chance, Or BJP Will Rule Like Putin," M Kharge Warns On Elections https://t.co/eCeiyFlOrq https://t.co/2rMeX7Mwgw
STORY | India may have dictatorship, no more elections if Modi wins 2024 LS polls: Kharge READ: https://t.co/kOgfceppOA https://t.co/KBPWu4xACf
If Modi comes to power after LS polls, there will be dictatorship, no democracy and no elections: Kharge at rally in Bhubaneswar
RSS and BJP are like poison; keep away from them: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at rally in Bhubaneswar