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BJP leaders attack Kharge for remark on PM Modi’s father
The Story in Brief
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, 25 October 2026, made a controversial remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late father during an event in Patna, triggering sharp condemnation from BJP leaders. According to an ANI video, Kharge responded to a person at the event who said PM Modi would not go anywhere by saying, ‘Modi ka baap bhi jayega’ (Modi’s father will also go).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the remark ‘indecent’ and accused Kharge of crossing all limits of decency. BJP national president Nitin Nabin said it reflected the ‘ideological bankruptcy’ of Congress. Union minister JP Nadda said Congress, frustrated by electoral defeats, was venting its anger through personal attacks on PM Modi and his family. BJP MP Sambit Patra alleged that the party's real leadership under Rahul Gandhi was responsible for the decline in political discourse.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both tv9hindi and prabhatkhabar report the same sequence of events and carry identical quotes from BJP leaders condemning Kharge. Tv9hindi leads with Shah’s accusation that Congress has been left with only ‘abuse politics’ after 12 years of electoral defeats, and includes the full text of Shah’s post. Prabhatkhabar provides more context by describing the exchange at the event and quoting Sambit Patra’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi’s leadership. Both outlets present the BJP’s perspective without any counter-statement from Congress, resulting in uniform, one-sided coverage. The core news is Kharge’s remark and the resulting political controversy, with no indication of any response or clarification from the Congress president as of Sunday evening.
The key watch item is whether Congress issues a response or clarification to the controversy in the coming days.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 neutral
Sources (2): tv9hindi.com (pro government), prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
