Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi on ‘threats’ to Rahul Gandhi, says ‘control such leaders…’

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

In a post on X on Tuesday, Kharge said, “Narendra Modi ji, in the foundation, let me wish you an incredibly happy birthday. With this, I should draw your attention to a controversy which is right away related to democracy and the Constitution of India. do not forget that a series of highly objectionable, violent and rude statements have been made against the Leader of Opposition at some point of the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. I deserve to assert with sadness that the violent language used by the leaders of the BJP and your alliance parties is dangerous for the future.”

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— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) September 17, 2024

“The sphere is taken aback that the Union Minister of State for Railways, a minister from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, are calling the Leader of the Opposition at some point of the Lok Sabha ‘number 1 terrorist’. An MLA from an alliance celebration for your government in Maharashtra is announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh to the person that ‘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.

Kharge further said, “Indian culture is thought at some point soon of the world for non-violence, cohesion and love. Our heroes established these points as standards in politics. Gandhiji had made these standards a a must have a element of politics at some point soon of the British rule itself. After independence, there changed into an extended history of how the ruling celebration and the opposition respected each and every other at some point of the parliament. This worked to boost the prestige of Indian democracy. Crores of Congress workers and leaders are very agitated and worried about this matter.”

Invoking the legacy of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, he said, “Resulting from such hate-mongering forces, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi had to sacrifice their lives. This political behaviour of the ruling celebration is the worst example in democratic history. I request and are waiting so for you to please impose restraint and discipline for your leaders.”

Kharge urged the Prime Minister to ask them to behave properly. “I think that you just'll take the necessary action to substantiate that these leaders at once stop making such statements,” he said.