In a scathing attack on Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday, when he raised the Constitution to his forehead at the NDA meeting, that he had forgotten how he had “violated “constitutional traditions and weakened Parliament over the past 10 years.
Addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting in Delhi, Kharge praised re-elected CPP president Sonia Gandhi for her “charismatic leadership” through which, he said, the Congress benefited ‘good coordination with its allies.
Sonia Gandhi was unanimously re-elected as CPP president with a voice vote at its meeting. “I thank the President of the Congress Parliamentary Party, Sonia Gandhi ji, for his valuable advice. When she chaired the CPP, she led us in Parliament and as party president for years,” Kharge said.
“Thanks to Sonia jiThanks to our country’s charismatic leadership, hard work and experience, we have enjoyed good coordination with allies. A cordial atmosphere has been created between MPs of different parties to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament,” the Congress leader said.
Kharge hailed the newly elected Congress MLAs, saying they fought and won the elections under unfavorable circumstances. “The ruling party closed the Congress accounts, many leaders were harassed due to misuse of government institutions. Special congratulations for being elected in such a situation,” he said.
Modi, many ministers and BJP leaders spread “lies” about the Congress, Kharge said. The Congress leader also claimed that through his speeches, Prime Minister Modi was trying to “spread hatred” and divide voters.
Rahul Gandhi’s historic Bharat Jodo Yatra and the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra have given new direction and strength to the Congress election campaign, he said.
