‘Most dangerous politically’: Mallikarjun Kharge compares BJP-RSS to ‘poison’; BJP strikes back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “poison” and termed them as “politically the most dangerous” entities in India.
“If there is anything politically dangerous in India, it is the BJP and RSS. They are like poison. If a snake bites, the person dies. Such a poisonous snake must be killed,” Kharge said at a rally in India. SangliMaharashtra.
BJP reacted sharply to Kharge’s comments, claiming that the Congress has ‘divided the country’ in the name of ‘religion’. “These (Congress) are people full of hatred. First they divided the country under the name of religion; now they want to re-divide the country on the basis of caste, but the people of the country will respond to this,” Union Minister Shivraj Singh said. Chouhan said while speaking to news agency ANI.
Kharge at his rally also criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for continuing his election rallies in Maharashtra despite a recent fire at a medical college in Jhansi that claimed the lives of 10 newborns. “No idea what happened to him. Despite the tragedy, his rallies in Maharashtra did not stop,” he added.
Kharge took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of prioritizing foreign travel over tackling domestic issues, especially the violence in Manipur. “Manipur is on fire, people are dying, women are being raped and the Prime Minister has not visited. Instead he is on foreign tours. Take care of the country first. You can travel abroad later,” the conference chairman said.
Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also targeted the BJP on Sunday while holding a roadshow in Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters are located.

While the Congress leader was conducting a roadshow, a group of BJP supporters started waving party flags from a building. To which Priyanka Gandhi responded and said, “Friends in the BJP, wish you all the best for the elections. But it is the Maha Vikas Aghadi who will win.”