Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the ruling celebration of indulging in “caste politics”
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday refuted BJP chief J.P. Nadda’s allegation that Rahul Gandhi in contrast OBC communities to thieves and accused the ruling celebration of indulging in “caste politics”.
Amid a political combat between the BJP and the Congress following Mr. Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case over the “Modi surname” remarks, Mr. Nadda alleged that “lies, personal slander and negative politics is integral” to his politics.
“By comparing OBC communities to thieves, Rahul Gandhi has shown a pathetic and casteist mindset. However, his latest tirade is not surprising. For the last many years, he has always reduced levels of political discourse,” Mr. Nadda mentioned.
Hitting back, Mr. Kharge, in a tweet in Hindi, mentioned, “Modi government cannot escape from JPC! Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, and Mehul Choksi fled with the money of PNB and the public. OBCs did not do so, then how were they insulted? SBI/LIC suffered losses due to your ‘best friend’!” he mentioned slamming the federal government.
“‘Ek toh chori mein sahyog phir jatigat rajneeti ka prayog’ (First providing help in stealing then applying caste politics),” Mr. Kharge mentioned and termed it “shameful”.
Mr. Gandhi was on Thursday sentenced to 2 years in jail by a Surat court docket in a 2019 legal defamation case over his “why all thieves have Modi surname” remarks.
The court docket of Chief Judicial Magistrate H.H. Varma, which held 52-year-old Gandhi responsible beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 499 and 500, additionally granted him bail and suspended the sentence for 30 days to permit him to attraction in the next court docket.
Mr. Gandhi can escape instant disqualification as a member of parliament if the appellate court docket suspends the conviction in addition to the two-year jail time period.
