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Kharge slams PM over his corruption jibe at Oppn
New Delhi (PTI): Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his corruption jibe at the Opposition, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused him of running a “bhrashtachari bhagao abhiyan” (make the corrupt flee campaign) and said he must stop his image makeover by posing as an anti-corruption crusader.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an extension of the BJP headquarters, Modi linked the coming together of opposition parties against the BJP to his government’s campaign against corruption and said “anti-India” forces are attacking constitutional institutions the strong foundation of a rising India to stall the country’s growth.
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Congress president Kharge said Modi must look within, and asked why the BJP government in Karnataka was accused of taking 40 per cent commission.
‘CONGRESS MUST ACT AS ‘ELDER BROTHER’ FOR OPPN PARTIES’
DO NOT WANT TO PLAY THE ROLE OF
BIG BROTHER TO ANY PARTY: KHURSHID
Srinagar (PTI): Amid unity efforts in the opposition ranks, Congress leader Salman Khurshid Wednesday said the party does not want to play the role of a “big brother” to any party and called for a collective fight against the “big challenge.” Addressing a press conference at Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee head office here, Khurshid said it is for the collective leadership of the opposition parties to decide who will get what responsibility. “We do not want to play the role of a big brother to anyone,” Khurshid said.
GANDHI VICTIM OF CONGRESS CONSPIRACY?
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti asked Congress to act like an “elder brother” and create space for opposition parties in their fight for democracy. “Congress will have to behave like an elder brother. It should not choke space, it should create space for other opposition parties, which have been its alliance partners in the past, to save the democracy in the country,” Mufti said. She also said the current struggle was not only about disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the LS but for the very survival of democracy in the country.
