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Kharge credits Congress, attacks BJP-RSS on Independence Day
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday credited the party’s governments with building modern India and accused the BJP and RSS of dividing people. Speaking at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday credited the party’s governments with building modern India and accused the BJP and RSS of dividing people. Speaking at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi on the 80th Independence Day, Kharge cited Jawaharlal Nehru’s institutions, Lal Bahadur Shastri’s role in the green and white revolutions, and Indira Gandhi’s contribution to India’s military strength and the creation of Bangladesh.
Kharge also backed young people protesting against government policies, saying peaceful protest is a constitutional right and protesters are not anti-national. He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of claiming credit for Congress-era work and changing scheme names. The New Indian Express reports that Kharge called for peace and unity through the Congress’s “mohabbat ki dukaan” message.
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The easy narrative that one party built modern India and the other contributed nothing does not serve the public. Kharge’s account rightly recalls institutions and past leaders, but his claim that Congress made 90 per cent of the country’s development is a political assertion, not an established measure. BJP-RSS allegations also need evidence, not slogans. The useful test is whether youth protests receive lawful treatment and whether governments publish clear records of which schemes, institutions and outcomes they funded.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, newindianexpress.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
