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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Kharge says Congress would not let BJP-RSS weaken Constitution; calls Modi ‘sardar of lies'
MYSURU: All-India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Congress and the people of the country will never allow the BJP and RSS to try to weaken or change the Constitution. Speaking at the Congress government's Sadhana Samavesha in Mysuru on Saturday, Kharge said that he, accompanied by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, will visit all the states to organise people to protect the Constitution as part of its 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, and Jai Samvidhan' campaign. 'If the BJP tries to change the Constitution, it will lead to their downfall. They also question Dr BR Ambedkar's role in drafting it... but members of the drafting committee themselves have clarified that Ambedkar was its principal architect. Modi should remember that he became CM and PM because of the Constitution,' the Congress president said. He said that PM Narendra Modi visited 42 countries, but when innocent people were being killed in Manipur, he didn't have the courage to visit that state. Calling PM Modi a 'Sardar of lies,' Kharge said that the former has betrayed the trust of the people. 'Rs 5 lakh to every citizen, 2 crore jobs annually, doubling farmers' income, curbing inflation, ending corruption and terrorism... none have been delivered. Modi is the 'sardar of lies' who has shattered people's trust,' he said. He also referred to the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's statement that the number of poor is increasing and wealth is getting centralised in the hands of some wealthy people, which is contrary to the Prime Minister's claim that poverty has reduced. Kharge also took a dig at the BJP for its 'Congress-mukt Bharat' slogan. 'If Congress had just a few more seats in the Lok Sabha, Modi wouldn't have returned as PM. Modi claimed he would win over 400 seats but barely managed 220. Ego always leads to downfall,' he said.
Hans India
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
TG on Cong's radar for exploitation after HP, KA: BJP chief
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao criticized the Congress regime, alleging extreme injustice toward Backwards Classes (BCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Scheduled Tribes (STs). He said on Friday, Congress has effectively undermined democracy through the imposition of Emergency, and its slogans—'Jai Bapu,' 'Jai Bhim,' and 'Jai Samvidhan'—have betrayed their true meaning due to the party's actions. Congress has violated justice and constitutional values, he added. Ramchander Rao said that the Congress party continually deceives the people with empty slogans. On the other hand, its true agenda works against them. By claiming to support a 'Samajika Samara Bheri,' Congress is trying to mislead the people of Telangana once again. He asked, 'How will this government, which has failed to fulfil a single promise in its one-and-a-half-year rule, justify its actions to the public?' The State BJP chief pointed out that the Congress party, while chanting 'Jai Bapu,' has, however, weakened Gandhiji's vision of village self-government. 'Their failure to hold local body elections in the state and the pending Rs. 1,200 crore for village development work are against the spirit of Gandhiji's principles,' he said. Moreover, while asserting 'Jai Bhim,' Congress has actually taken tribal lands in areas like Lagacharla and Kondagal, sent bulldozers onto uncultivated lands, framed cases against ST farmers, and closed down Gurukuls. Before they chant 'Jai Samvidhan,' the Congress party must acknowledge its own history. The party that imposed the Emergency in 1975 and undermined democracy has no right to preach about the Constitution. Mallikarjun Kharge is visiting Telangana on Friday, as if all of this has been forgotten. The crucial question on the minds of the people is clear: 'With what face is the Congress party holding this meeting? What more is left to exploit? Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Telangana have all become endless vessels for Congress's looting.' The Congress government, which announced six guarantees and thirteen promises in Telangana, has yet to fully implement any of them. Is it social justice for Congress to harm BCs under the guise of a caste census and include Muslims in the BC quota? Their promises are merely words, and this government's intention appears to be deceiving the people with false slogans. Congress is not holding this meeting for the sake of social justice but rather to undermine it. The people of Telangana will not be misled again.
India Today
04-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Like Telangana, Congress will form government at Centre too: Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that just like in Telangana, the party will come to power at the Centre too. He also launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).Kharge accused them of undermining the secular fabric of the Constitution and lacking the political will to act on their promises regarding a public gathering, Kharge criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned the government's failure to act decisively against Pakistan despite strong rhetoric. 'They (BJP) said they would do this and that to Pakistan. Why didn't they? Who stopped you from waging war against Pakistan?' Kharge asked, adding, 'Saying sorry is the only thing the BJP and RSS know.' He contrasted PM Modi's leadership with that of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, saying she showed courage and resolve. 'Unlike Modi, Indira Gandhi was never afraid. Whoever came in the way, she declared that Bangladesh would be given independence - and she made it happen,' Kharge the Congress party's ideological commitment to secularism and social justice, Kharge urged workers and supporters to take the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' campaign to every household. The campaign slogan refers to Mahatma Gandhi, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, and the Indian Constitution, aiming to unite people around the values of equality, justice, and constitutional on the BJP over the issue of secularism, Kharge accused the party of wanting to erase the word from the Constitution. 'They say the word secular is not in the Constitution. I challenge them - show us where the word secular was removed from the Constitution,' he said. 'If the word secular really bothers you, then remove it from your party manifesto and show us.'Kharge's remarks come amid heightened political tensions ahead of the next general election. His statements are being seen as a strategic effort to consolidate opposition voices and present the Congress as a defender of constitutional values in contrast to the BJP's majoritarian politics.- EndsMust Watch
Indian Express
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Why is socialist and secular in BJP's constitution': Amid Preamble row, Kharge's retort
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked the Bharatiya Janata Party Friday why it had included the words 'socialist and secular' in the party constitution when leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were calling for their removal from India's Preamble. At a public meeting attended by Congress workers from across Telangana, Kharge read out Article II of the BJP constitution which read: 'The Party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy and would uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India'. Commemorating 50 years of the imposition of the Emergency at an event last month, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale called for a discussion on whether the words 'socialist' and 'secular' should remain in the Preamble of the Constitution because 'they were added later'. Without naming Hosabale, Kharge, who was speaking at an event called 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan', said: 'Now an RSSwala wants to change the preamble of the constitution by removing the words secular and socialist. I challenge you, BJP, (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, (Home Minister Amit) Shah and everyone. No one can change or remove this (from the constitution). It is my challenge. You won't be able to do so'. Criticising the current BJP rule in the Centre, Kharge said: 'Modiji has visited 42 countries, but he has not visited our own Manipur. Manipur where rape, violence is happening. Why is Modi silent about Manipur? Rahul Gandhi and I went there. Modi has not even peeped into Manipur to see what's happening there'. About the Pahalgam terror attack, Kharge said: 'We had stood behind the country and the soldiers of the country when the terror attack happened. But why did Modi leave the war in the middle? He did not make use of the chance he got to square with Pakistan,' he said. Coming down heavily on US President Donald Trump's announcement that he 'brought peace' between India and Pakistan, Kharge said, 'Why is Modi silent about Trump's announcement'. He added that India's foreign policy has made enemies out of countries everywhere. Kharge added, 'We will teach BJP a lesson. The Congress party will come to power in the Centre…Modi and Shah will leave Delhi when this happens'. In Telangana, Kharge said that 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes will be implemented in educational and employment and local body elections. 'We will not stop till the BC reservation is implemented in the state,' Kharge said, congratulating the state government for conducting the caste survey. In the meeting which was held to boost the morale of Congress workers at the booth and local body levels, Kharge said that every development programme implemented by the state should reach 'each household'. He exhorted workers to relay the welfare measures of the Congress including those for farmers, women and youth to the grassroots.
The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
As Kharge reaches Hyderabad, posters accusing Congress of violating Constitution put up in Hyderabad
On Friday (July 4, 2025) when All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Hyderabad, posters and flexi banners were put up at several junctions and bus stops targeting the Congress government accusing it of governing with an iron hand violating the Constitution. The banners without any names of the publishers claimed that the Congress government unleashed violence and atrocities against the people. It was further charged that people were arrested and implicated in false cases for demanding the implementation of [2023 Assembly] poll promises.. Mocking the Congress party's slogan of 'Save the Constitution,' the posters claimed that the government was 'Destroying the Constitution' and harassed people in Telangana. The slogans filled with sarcasm included 'Jai Bapu, violence is our weapon,' 'Jai Bhim, SCs/STs are our goal,' and 'Jai Samvidhan, Constitution is of no importance to us.' Pictures of police arresting people were also included in the posters. The posters appeared overnight, and there was no mention of any political party or the organisations that prepared the posters. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was asked to remove the posters put up at public places without any permission. Congress party, however, accused the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) of resorting to cheap politics and said such posters have become a norm whenever a national level Congress leader tours Hyderabad. The BRS's desperation to paint the Congress government in a bad light has reached the lowest levels, but there are no takers for its claims as people have not forgotten how it suppressed democratic protests, Congress Media Committee Chairman Sama Ram Mohan Reddy said. The BRS - which closed even the Dharna Chowk - talking about suppression is laughable, he said.
