The BJP today held protests in the party’s headquarters in all states and demanded that Congress chief Mallikarjung Kharge should resign for making “indecent and offensive” remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said the BJP had known about Rahul Gandhi’s immaturity, but it seems others in the party have also got infected due to keeping bad company
What is most shocking about this entire episode is that these comments were not made by some ordinary Congress worker or a youth leader, but by the national president of a party that claims to be the oldest political party in the country,” Singh said today. “It’s deeply distressing… “The Congress did not stop there; they are hurting people’s sentiments by attempting to justify Kharge ji’s words. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi took a swipe at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi while also at the same time attacking Kharge in the same sentence. The Congress chief’s son and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge hit back, saying the BJP likes to make issues out of non-issues. Kharge’s remark against Prime Minister Modi during an event in Patna.
He said the BJP had known about Rahul Gandhi’s immaturity, but now it seems others in the party have also got infected due to keeping bad company. Earlier reporting noted: Delhi BJP holds protest near Kharge’s residence; demands apology for ‘insulting’ PM Modi Delhi BJP on Monday (October 26, 2026) held a protest near the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier reporting noted: BJP members and supporters stage a protest against remarks made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on October 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap
The row began and escalated thereafter on Sunday when Kharge at an event in Patna said “Modi ka baap bhi jayega ” while replying to an audience member’s comment that “the PM would not go anywhere. Condemning Kharge, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was shocked and deeply hurt by the comments on PM Modi’s late father. Instead of acknowledging their mistake and expressing regret, the Congress is busy defending and validating this statement,” the defence minister said. “These cultured people have forgotten what Modi and Shah have said in the past. We don’t need to learn culture from them,” he said.
Earlier reporting noted: The BJP had given a call for nationwide protests over Mr.
