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BJP leader targets Kharge over verbal violence claim as Modi remark triggers mandate row

Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
BJP leader targets Kharge over verbal violence claim as Modi remark triggers mandate row

Kharge’s comment is framed as an insult to voters

BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of “verbal violence” toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Kharge’s remark insults voters who elected him. Rathore demanded an apology and linked the controversy to broader political dynamics, including comments on Bengal politics and discussions around statehood in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Rathore accuses Kharge of “verbal violence” against Modi
  • He calls Kharge’s remark an insult to voters’ mandate
  • Rathore demands an apology from Congress
  • Controversy spills into talks on Bengal and J&K statehood
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