Kharge on Congress’ PM face in 2024; BJP calls remark ‘highly insulting to Muslims’

New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who’s combating the occasion’s presidential polls, on Wednesday didn’t give a direct reply to a query about whether or not he or Rahul Gandhi would be the occasion’s prime ministerial candidate in 2024 Lok Sabha polls and gave a weird response to explain his state of affairs, saying, “Bakrid mein bachenge toh Muharram mein nachenge”.

“I’m contesting the organisational election. There’s a saying ‘Bakrid mein bachenge toh Muharram mein nachenge’. First, let these elections recover from and let me turn out to be president, then we are going to see,” Kharge mentioned at a press convention held at PCC workplace right here.

The saying roughly interprets to “if a goat survives Bakrid then it should dance throughout Muharram.”

Kharge was requested if he or Rahul Gandhi would be the “PM face” within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Kharge’s comment extremely insulting to Muslims: BJP

In the meantime, BJP has slammed Kharge over his remarks. Taking to Twitter, BJP spokespersonon Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned that “firstly, Muharram just isn’t a celebration however mourning! That is extremely insulting to Muslims.”

For the uninitiated, on the day of Muharram, Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hazrat Imam Hussain within the Battle of Karbala, by abstaining from any celebrations

Congress presidential ballot

Kharge, who tendered resignation as Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha to contest the occasion’s presidential ballot, is dealing with contest from occasion MP Shashi Tharoor.

Kharge met Congress delegates and appealed to them to vote in his favour. The Congress chief additionally mentioned he believes in collective management.

Kharge mentioned when Gandhi members of the family didn’t comply with turn out to be president of the occasion within the presidential elections, he entered the fray on request of occasion employees and senior leaders.

He promised to implement the occasion’s Udaipur Declaration.

“After I’m elected because the occasion chief, I’ll work to implement each level of the Udaipur Declaration.”

“The choices have been taken solely 4 months in the past. The choices taken in chintan shivir have been determined after contemplation. I consider in collective management. I’ll take selections along with everybody,” he mentioned.

He mentioned the Congress will combat for individuals’s rights and added that he was within the fray in opposition to Shashi Tharoor solely until the organisational elections, “however there isn’t any distinction between us”.

“Each of us will combat collectively in opposition to BJP,” he mentioned.

Kharge mentioned the Congress got here to energy in six states underneath the management of Rahul Gandhi and accused the BJP of destabalising party-led governments and “stealing MLAs”.

“On one hand, they are saying Congress doesn’t have a mass base and so they purchase MLAs of the elected authorities of Congress,” he alleged. Kharge, 80, mentioned considering and beliefs is required within the occasion’s organisational contest and age just isn’t an element.

On Tuesday, the veteran chief had clarified that his identify was not recommended by the half’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi.

“Sonia Gandhi suggesting my identify for the president place is all a hearsay, I’ve by no means mentioned this. She has clearly acknowledged that anybody from the Gandhi household will neither be part of the election nor help any candidate,” Kharge had mentioned.

With inputs from companies

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