UPDATED: Oct 26, 2026 08:37 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party has announced nationwide protests across district and state headquarters demanding an apology from Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late father. The controversy erupted following an address by Kharge in Patna, where he reacted to an audience member's assertion that the Prime Minister would not go anywhere by stating, 'Modi ka baap bhi jayega.' The BJP condemned the comment as indecent, offensive, and an example of abusive politics, prompting a police complaint in Patna and sharp rebukes from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party spokespersons.
Amit Shah accused the Congress president of crossing all norms of decency, while party leaders linked the remarks to political frustration. Meanwhile, the Congress party defended Kharge, arguing that the phrase was merely a colloquial manner of speaking in response to heckling and not intended as an insult.
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