Jharkhand Assembly Polls: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Congress over Kharge’s remarks on BJP-RSS

RANCHI: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks on BJP and RSS.

Speaking to ANI, Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress has ‘divided the country’ in the name of ‘religion,’ and added that the Congress “people are full of hate”.

“These (Congress) are people full of hate…First, they divided the country on the name of religion; now they again want to divide the country based on caste, but the people of the country will answer this,” the Union Minister told ANI. He further alleged that Congress is repeatedly sending a message of division.

“Congress party is bewildered after losing in Haryana, and now they are losing in Maharashtra and Jharkhand also…” Chouhan added and exuded confidence in BJP winning the Jharkhand polls: “We will get a good victory. BJP is winning two-thirds of the seats in the first phase of polling,” he said.

Chouhan’s criticism comes after Kharge made comments that allegedly linked the BJP and RSS to divisive politics.

Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Sangli on Sunday, Mallikarjun Kharge said that the BJP-RSS is like a “poison” and termed them as “politically most dangerous” in India.

Kharge’s comments were not taken well within the BJP, prompting its leaders to criticize Kharge and Congress.

Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari said, “Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement is to incite the people of Maharashtra against BJP and its supporters… It has been proven again today that if the Congress-MVA government comes to power, there will be a threat to the lives of the people who do not support them. Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement is inciteful, and ECI should take cognizance of this. ECI should take action against this.”

Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the ruling BJP and its alliance over the ‘blank constitution row,’ saying while the Constitution may remain blank to the BJP and RSS, for the Congress and INDIA bloc, it is “the DNA of the country.” (ANI)