Political tension flared across India as BJP workers staged nationwide protests against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his controversial remark targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi late father. Protesters took to the streets in multiple cities burning effigies and demanding an immediate public apology.
The row erupted following a rally in Patna Bihar where Kharge responded to audience heckling with a personal swipe stating, Modi ka baap bhi jayega (Even Modi father will go). The statement sparked immediate outrage from the ruling party. Senior BJP leaders slammed the opposition for lowering political discourse and dragging deceased family members into public debates. BJP workers organized rallies raised slogans and filed police complaints accusing Kharge of crossing all boundaries of political decency. While Congress leaders defended Kharge claiming his remark was a reaction to deliberate disruption by BJP agitators the protests have continued to spread sharpening the political clash between the two parties.
