A controversy has erupted following a 'separate country' remark attributed to Congress MP DK Suresh, leading to widespread reactions and protests. Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premachandran have defended the unity stance of the Congress party, stating that the party has always worked to keep the country united. In contrast, UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized the Congress, highlighting a contradiction between Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' and Suresh's statement. BJP workers protested outside Suresh's residence in Bengaluru, which resulted in detentions by the police. Suresh has since clarified that his statement was twisted and that he never advocated for the division of the country.
'Separate nation' remark: BJP members protest outside Congress MP D K Suresh's residence https://t.co/bXqNSYQ1mP https://t.co/vD0LU14UuP
Watch | Massive Row Over Congress' DK Suresh's "Separate Nation" Remark @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/l3SElVmDJt
Karnataka: On protest by BJP Yuva Morcha workers outside his residence in Bengaluru, Congress MP DK Suresh says, "In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest and speak, no one can stop them. BJP is twisting my statement. I never said that the country should be divided...let… https://t.co/gWhwmUto28 https://t.co/0gpdSB9Z44
#WATCH | Karnataka: BJP Yuva Morcha workers stage protest outside Congress MP DK Suresh's residence in Bengaluru over his "separate country" remark. The protestors were later detained by Police. https://t.co/WmR3FS0MmO
VIDEO | BJP workers protest outside Congress MP DK Suresh's residence in Bengaluru against his 'separate nation' remark. https://t.co/4GGi0uqCei
VIDEO | “Congress-led INDIA alliance has now been shattered. On one hand, Rahul Gandhi is taking out ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, whereas on the other hand, Congress MP (DK Suresh) is demanding a separate nation,” says UP Deputy CM @kpmaurya1. https://t.co/A3nMpLzcSB
#WATCH | Delhi: On Congress MP DK Suresh's "separate country" remark, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP NK Premachandran says, " Mallikarjun Kharge has very specifically explained the position of Congress. Congress is the party, leading INDIA alliance...the unity and… https://t.co/pbQcCV07uo
"I always say that only Congress has kept this country united. There is no question of dividing this country," says Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on his brother and Congress MP DK Suresh's "separate country" remark. https://t.co/ffCgpN1AWp