BJP stages nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark about Modi’s father
Personal attacks now overshadow competing claims about India’s electoral fairness
Overview
Mallikarjun Kharge’s brief exchange with an audience member at a Patna event has become a nationwide political fight. At a ceremony for Bihar’s first chief minister, , someone said Narendra Modi would not leave office. Kharge replied, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega,” which the BJP says insulted Modi’s late father. The clip spread online. Congress supporters say Kharge was answering hecklers. Some accounts say he meant the , not Modi’s family.
The BJP demanded apologies from Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders. It held protests at state and district offices, including marches and an effigy burning in Patna. Congress defended Kharge and focused on his claim that were being changed, which the BJP rejects. The dispute shows how personal remarks can overshadow concerns about voting and fuel a wider Congress-BJP campaign fight.
Timeline
BJP staged nationwide protests over Kharge’s remark about Modi’s father
The BJP held protests in Patna and other parts of India after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s Patna remarks, while Kharge also criticized alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revisions and the . Reports did not establish a Congress apology or an institutional ruling on the dispute.
BJP supporters staged protests in Patna, Delhi, Guwahati, Bengaluru, Jammu, and other cities
In Patna, Bihar BJP workers held a Jan Akrosh March and burned an of Kharge. Demonstrations were also reported near Kharge’s Delhi residence and in Guwahati, Bengaluru, Jammu, and other locations, with protesters repeating demands for an apology. These actions showed the party’s coordinated use of public demonstrations to amplify the controversy.
The BJP announced coordinated demonstrations at state and district headquarters
The BJP moved the dispute from online campaigning to organised protests across India. Party units were directed to demonstrate at state and district headquarters and seek an apology over Kharge’s remark. The mobilisation framed the controversy as a national issue of political decorum and personal respect.
BJP leaders demanded apologies from Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress leadership
The BJP condemned Kharge’s words as indecent and insulting and demanded an apology from the . BJP leaders also called on Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress figures, including Sonia Gandhi, to respond. The reported demands were political statements, not findings from a court or other adjudicating institution.
Online circulation turned Kharge’s recorded exchange into a national political controversy
Short video clips of the Patna exchange circulated widely and focused attention on Kharge’s reference to Modi’s father. BJP accounts and spokespeople presented the remark as an insult to Modi’s deceased father, while the surrounding speech included Kharge’s broader political allegations. The video establishes the exchange, but the parties differ over its meaning and .
Mallikarjun Kharge responded to a Patna interruption by referring to Narendra Modi’s late father
At a Patna event marking the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar’s first chief minister, , Kharge spoke about politics and alleged . An audience member interrupted with a claim that Modi would not leave office, after which Kharge reportedly said, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega.” The available reports describe the recorded exchange, while claims about its intent and offensiveness remain party interpretations.